Rohit Sharma is one of the most talented cricketers introduced by India in cricket history. If we list out the great batsmen in the history of cricket, I think Rohit Sharma must be the part of that list. He is also one of the best batsmen in the Indian batting line up. He looks very calm and sensible while batting. His full name is Rohit Gurunath Sharma; people also love to call him with his nickname, Hitman, Ro Hit.
"All Success in life whether material or spiritual starts with the thoughts that you put into your mind every second of every minute of every day. Your outer world reflects the state of the inner world. By controlling the thoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events of your life, you begin to control your destiny" ~ Rohit Sharma
Here are some unknown facts about Rohit Sharma aka "Hitman":
1) Rohit comes from a very poor family. His father worked with a transport company and mother was a housewife.
2) When Rohit’s father Gurunath Sharma lost his job in a transport company, the responsibility of the family fell on Rohit’s shoulders at a very young age. He used to play for Indian Oil and Ranji matches at that time.
3) His uncle and other relatives pitched small amounts of money to send him to a cricket academy back in 1999.
4) His mother never wanted him to become a cricketer. She wanted him to study well. But, Rohit didn’t listen to anyone and followed his passion.
5) Rohit Sharma can fluently converse in four languages- English, Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu. His maternal place in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
6) Rohit Sharma began his career as an Off –Spinner. His coach Dinesh Lad, the father of Mumbai teammate Sidhesh Lad, understood Rohit’s potential as a cricketer and made him a batsman.
7) Rohit Sharma was not financially stable. So, he was given a scholarship in his school just because of his cricketing ability.
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8) Rohit Sharma once bunked school to meet his batting idol, Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag.
9) Despite being a vegetarian, Rohit Sharma is very fond of eggs but consumes them only outside his home; respecting their tradition. His friend once challenged him to eat 45 eggs and he effortlessly won the challenge.
10) Rohit Sharma was the first Indian to score a hundred in T20s when he scored one for Mumbai against Gujarat in the 2006-07 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 competition. He scored 101* off 45 balls with 13 fours and five sixes. Check here 5 best innings of Rohit Sharma
11) In 2007, when Rohit batted a six and scored approximately 50 runs in the first inning itself in a T20 match, that was his father’s best moment.
12) Rohit Sharma is a fervent fan of Manchester United.
13) Rohit Sharma is the 2nd Indian to score a century in a knock-out match in ICC World Cup history. First to do so was Sourav Ganguly against Kenya in 2003.
14) Rohit Sharma is among those four cricketers who have won IPL with two different teams (Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians). Lakshmipathy Balaji, Pragyan Ojha, and Yusuf Pathan are the other three players.
15) Virat Kohli revealed that among the Indian Cricket team members, Rohit is the one who loves to sleep a lot.
16) He is the proud achiever of the highest individual score in ODI – 264 and is the only batsman in the world to breach the 200 marks in ODIs twice till now.
17) He married Ritika Sajdeh on 13 December 2015 after being in a relationship for six years. Ritika is the rakhi sister of Yuvraj Singh.
“Don’t commit your crimes when Rohit is batting, you’d hardly have any time” ~ Matthew Hayden
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