Rohit Sharma Blessed With A Baby Boy!

Rohit Sharma Blessed With A Baby Boy

Indian cricket team captain and opening batsman Rohit Sharma has become a father of a baby boy. On Friday night however, there were various fan reports on social media about the same. Nonetheless, all these sources claim that the news is now official.

Rohit Sharma and Ritika Gupta have a daughter named Samaira who would soon be six years old on December 30. There is still no certainty regarding the time of birth but the couple is expected to announce their arrival and break the good news to the fans.

Rohit had also miss out on the trip to perth for the upcoming border-gavaskar trophy test against Australia. There was a lot of debate about whether he will be able to lead in the initial Test.

The forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia will commence in Perth starting November 22. At the pre-departure press conference, India head coach Gautam Gambhir was reluctant to confirm that Rohit would not be joining the team.

"At the moment there's no confirmation. Hopefully he will be available. We'll let you know," Gambhir told the press.

The head coach also stated that if Rohit misses the first match, then vice-captain and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be donning the captain's hat.

Not just captaincy, Rohit's absence will also open a gate for a new opener in the team. Regarding that role, Gambhir said, "If Rohit is not available, we have got (Abhimanyu) Easwaran and KL (Rahul) in Australia. We will take a call."