Five dark secrets of India skipper Rohit Sharma
There is no doubt that the newly appointed skipper of the Indian team in all formats, Rohit Sharma is one of the finest batters in the world. Since being promoted in 2013 by the then skipper MS Dhoni, Sharma has touched great heights in white-ball cricket. Earlier, he had only two hundred from 2007-2013. Those two hundreds came in a tri-series between India, Sri Lanka, and hosts Zimbabwe in 2010.
However, the right-hander had his fair share of struggles in Test format. After his two hundreds in the farewell series of Sachin Tendulkar, which happened to be the first series for the former. The 34-year-old struggled in his five-year career from 2013 to 2018. In the home series against South Africa in 2019, the Mumbai-born player was given an opportunity to open the innings. Since then. he hasn’t looked back in the longest format.
However, he is a human and is fallible. In this listicle, we will discuss five dark secrets of Rohit Sharma.
Five dark secrets of Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma lashing out at a spectator during a practice session
The usually calm and collected cricketer lashed out on an on-looker during the practice session. The individual was cussing the Indian players and passed unpleasant comments while they were practising. After a while, Sharma lost his cool and scolded the person. The person, in reply, apologized for his words after getting a handful from other players as well.