Rohit turns 39 (Photo: PTI)
Rohit Sharma Birthday: More than 20000 runs in international cricket with 50 centuries. This figure in itself tells the story of Rohit Sharma’s ability. But, do you know that Rohit, who made his name heard in international cricket with the power of his bat, had once decided to give up batting. He had decided to quit batting. That too because Rohit Sharma did not want to stand in the line. But, the current reality of Rohit Sharma, who turned 39 on 30 April 2026, is different. Now in every league, series and tournament the batting line starts from him. Hey brother, he has become an opener.
When Rohit saw the long line and decided to leave batting
Rohit Sharma himself has told in many interviews about his decision to give up batting after seeing the long queue of batsmen. He told that the same decision was also the reason behind him starting his cricket career as a bowler. According to Rohit Sharma, the incident happened when he had gone for selection. He told in an interview that there was a long line of batsmen for selection and he did not want to wait the whole day for his turn. Afraid of that long line of batsmen, Rohit went in the bowling selection line and thus his career started as a bowler and an off-spinner.
When did coach Dinesh Lad see Rohit for the first time?
Rohit Sharma told in an interview given to SportsNext two years ago that in the tournament for which he was selected, he played as a bowler in the entire tournament. His coach Dinesh Lad first noticed him in the same tournament. After seeing his play in the final, he had offered him to play for his school.
How did Rohit become a batsman from a bowler?
During the selection, he became a bowler after getting scared of the long line of batting. But, then how did he become a batsman from a bowler? When asked about this, Rohit Sharma said that the school was looking for an all-rounder who could do both batting and bowling. According to Rohit, when the school asked him to play as an all-rounder, he agreed. Rohit told that he again got a chance to open for school, where he scored some runs and then from there everything changed.
