Recalling one in every of his earliest conversations with Rohit Sharma, former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha mentioned the star batter from Mumbai was emotional when he mentioned his humble background and the way he labored laborious to purchase his cricket kits.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 28, 2023 12:05 IST
Rohit Sharma needed to wait longer to make his Test debut (AFP Photo)
By India Today Sports Desk: IPL governing council member and former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha recalled one in every of his preliminary conversations with Rohit Sharma, highlighting how the India captain got here from a humble background and made it huge on the worldwide degree. Ojha and Rohit knew one another proper from their age-group cricket days and went on to play for Deccan Chargers within the inaugural version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008.
Pragyan Ojha mentioned Rohit Sharma bought emotional when he mentioned his background and the battle for getting kits throughout his early days in aggressive cricket. Ojha and Rohit performed collectively at Deccan Chargers earlier than the previous went on to play for Mumbai Indians. The two cricketers joined fingers at MI too and had been a part of victorious campaigns.
“When I first met Rohit in the U-15 national camp, everyone said he was a very special player. There, I played against him and took his wicket. Rohit being a typical Bombay guy, didn’t speak much but was aggressive when he played. In fact, I was very surprised as to why he was being so aggressive with me when we didn’t know each other! But after that our friendship began to grow,” Ojha recalled in an interview to Jio Cinema.
Rohit Sharma made his India debut in white-ball cricket as early as 2007 after having been thought to be a prodigy. Rohit took to worldwide cricket like fish to water because the Mumbai batter shone within the inaugural T20 World Cup, which was additionally his first main event on the highest degree. Rohit scored 88 runs in 4 matches, together with a vital 50 in MS Dhoni’s profitable staff.
Rohit struggled to cement his spot within the ODI facet however his profession modified for the great after he started to open the innings within the 50-over format of the sport. Rohit has gone on to attain 9825 runs, together with 30 lots of within the ODI format to go together with his sensational performances in T20Is and his late bloom as a Test opener.
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Mar 28, 2023
