‘Arey Bhai, Usse Popcorn Mat De’: Nayar’s Reaction After Spotting Rohit Eating Goes Viral | Watch

‘Arey Bhai, Usse Popcorn Mat De’: The former assistant coach of India, Abhishek Nayar, lost his calm when he saw Rohit Sharma eating popcorn with Shubman Gill during the rain delay in the ongoing ODI between India and Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday (October 19). Rohit lost 11 kgs after training hard with Nayar before his India return after more than seven months.

“Arey bhai usse popcorn mat de (Don’t let him eat popcorn)," Nayar said during his commentary stint on Star Sports.Nayar even talked about Rohit's fitness journey during India's innings that day.

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According to Nayar, Rohit had trained three hours every day, and he did not do much cardio.

“I think there’s been a lot of talk about the weight loss," Nayar told JioHotstar.

“The initial parts were obviously about getting fitter, getting leaner. I spoke about this before. There was this spitting image of him walking out of the airport after his holiday in the UK. So that was something he wanted to change. He wanted to come back.“

“The outlook was obviously the 2027 World Cup — to be fitter, stronger, lighter, and more agile. And the skill has always been there. The fitness has only amplified the skill. It’s helped him move faster. His agility is the best it’s ever been."

“He’s excited. He’s keen. He knows there’s a bit of pressure and talk around whether he’ll reach the 2027 World Cup. The first statement was his weight. Hopefully, the second statement will be the runs he scores with the bat."

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Nayar, a former all-rounder who played for the Mumbai Indians in IPL, said Rohit was very self-disciplined and filled himself with the right foods and even avoided Vadapav – his favourite snack – during a three-month training process.

“To sum up, three hours of training every day. We didn’t do a lot of cardio. The first five weeks were about a bodybuilder’s mindset where he was trying to train to completely lean down. He trained like a bodybuilder – high repetitions," Nayar said.

“It would surprise a lot of people. Even Team India’s strength and conditioning coach, Adrian Le Roux, would abuse me! But he did 700-800 reps for every body part. It was almost an hour-and-a-half session every day. Imagine, if you were doing chest and triceps, you ended up doing 800 reps. With light weights, we did a lot of repetitions, aiming for strength and endurance. Along with that, we finished every session with around 15 to 20 minutes of cross-fit, which is more cardio and movement-based. This was six days a week, three hours a day, for three months. It was non-stop," he added.

“But the game doesn’t end there. After that, his eating habits had to be controlled," Nayar said.

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