Veteran Indian batter Rohit Sharma was seen at Mumbai’s Kalina Airport on Friday, December 12, accompanied by his family. The 38-year-old is not part of the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa, having stepped away from the format following India’s 2024 T20 World Cup victory.
A video posted by Instagram handle @voompla showed Rohit arriving with his wife Ritika Sajdeh and their children, Samara and Ahaan, as the family got out of their car and headed into the airport.
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The senior opener last featured in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, which wrapped up on December 6. India clinched the series 2-1 under the leadership of KL Rahul. Rohit performed well with the bat, accumulating 146 runs across three innings at an average of 48.66 and a strike rate of 110.60.
His tally included two half-centuries, with a top score of 75. Across his ODI career, the Mumbai-born cricketer has played 279 matches, scoring 11,516 runs at an average of 49.21 and a strike rate of 92.85, along with 33 hundreds and 61 fifties.
“They Inspire Us” – India Youngster On Rohit And Kohli
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal recently featured on Agenda Aajtak 2025 on December 10, where he was asked about the dressing-room environment when senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are around. The left-hander responded:
“Absolutely, if you ask me, their presence helps us young players a lot. The way they carry themselves, the way they discuss the game, and the way they have played cricket through the years, they have done so well for India. Watching them gives us inspiration, because they have performed at such intensity, at this level, under so much pressure, for so many years.”
“Seeing them on the field or talking to them is really enjoyable. They share so much experience and explain things to us like younger brothers. They want us to avoid the mistakes they made and keep learning and developing as cricketers and as human beings. It feels really good,” he added.
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