Why did Shardul Thakur give his bat to Rohit? (Photo- PTI)
Rohit Sharma Played With Shardul Thakur Bat: The stormy century scored by Indian star batsman Rohit Sharma against England at the historic ground of Lord’s has become a topic of discussion everywhere. Putting aside the rumors and speculations of retirement, the Hitman mesmerized the cricket world with his innings of 138 runs while chasing the mountain-like target of 388 runs. But now such an interesting and surprising revelation has come to light regarding this historic innings, which has won the hearts of the fans.
Why did Shardul Thakur give his bat to Rohit?
The bat with which Rohit Sharma was destroying the England bowlers at Lord’s was actually not his bat, but Team India’s all-rounder Shardul Thakur. During the match, Shardul Thakur himself revealed the secret as to why Rohit Sharma had come out to bat with his bat. Talking about this, Shardul Thakur said, ‘Rohit Bhai once asked me for one or two bats for him, because he liked my bats very much. We all love him very much and he has given us countless happy moments on the cricket field. In such a situation, there was no question of refusing to give him the bat. Today I am very happy that the memorable century he scored on the historic ground of Lord’s came with one of my bats.
Let us tell you, Rohit and Shardul know each other since childhood and have studied from the same school. Both have played domestic cricket for Mumbai and Shardul has played a lot of matches under the captaincy of Rohit. Both have also shared the dressing room of Mumbai Indians in IPL. This statement of Shardul Thakur is now going viral on social media and fans are liking it a lot.
Team India missed victory, but Rohit won hearts
In this match, England had set a very difficult target of 388 runs for India to win. In reply, Rohit Sharma showed such magic with Shardul’s bat that the Indian team came very close to victory. However, despite Rohit’s brilliant effort of 138 runs, Team India remained just 27 runs away from the target in this exciting match. Even though the Indian team could not win this match, the story of this historic century of Rohit Sharma and his special bat bonding with Shardul Thakur has won the hearts of fans on social media.
