Rohit Sharma turns 37 today, and the cricket community is celebrating his birthday. As a brilliant captain and a prolific batter, Rohit’s name connotes class, strength, and leadership. In white-ball cricket, Rohit is widely considered as one of the best of his generation. Whether he is leading from the front or using the willow, his elegant, measured, and explosive stroke play never fails to captivate spectators. He also exhibits an unparalleled composure under duress. At the occasion of his 37th birthday, let’s take a look at some of the unknown facts about the Indian captain.
Unknown Facts about Rohit Sharma
- Rohit’s dad worked for a transportation company. He abruptly lost his job, leaving Rohit to take on the responsibility for the entire family. In order to manage the family’s circumstances, he continued to play cricket for the Indian Oil Company and in Ranji matches.
- His mother had no desire for Rohit Sharma to play cricket. She was intrigued to see him working as a permanent employee for a well-known company. However, Rohit never gave a thought to any of these problems, pursued his goals, and eventually succeeded.
- Since his mother is from Vishakhapatanam (Vizag), even though Rohit is originally from Maharashtra, he is fluent in Hindi, English, Marathi, and Telugu.
- Rohit Sharma started his cricket career as an off spinner. He was inspired by a person named Dinesh Lad. He was the father of his Mumbai’s teammate Sidhesh Lad.
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- Due to significant financial difficulties in his family, he was unable to pay the school fees for his studies; however, the school recognized his exceptional cricketing talent and awarded him scholarships to pursue his education.
- He once bunked school to see his idol, cricketer Virender Sehwag, during his school days.
- Along with Lakshamipati Balaji, Pragya Ojha, and Irfan Pathan, Rohit Sharma is the only cricket player to have won the Indian Premier League with two separate teams—the Deccan Chargers and the Mumbai Indians.
- Rohit Sharma became the second batter to score a century in an ICC World Cup knockout match, after Sourav Ganguly.
- Rohit Sharma is the only batter in cricket’s history to score three double-centuries in ODIs.
- Apart from Cricket, Rohit is a keen follower of Football. He is an ardent fan of La Liga giants Real Madrid.
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