Rohit Sharma blessed with baby boy, boosts hopes for Perth Test return

Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma has been blessed with a baby boy and there is a possibility that he will make it to the Perth Test against Australia starting November 22. His wife Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to a baby boy in Mumbai on Friday night.

In an Instagram post, Rohit and Ritika shared the news with an animated picture of his four-member family after the addition of a new member. "FAMILY - the one where we are FOUR," read the caption on the photo while the caption on the post marked the birth date - "15.11.2024".

Rohit didn't travel to Australia with the rest of the Indian squad as Ritika was expecting their second child. The couple have a daughter Samaira, born in 2018.
With less than a week left for the first Test, it is not clear if Rohit, after just a couple of practice sessions, will play the match even if he decides to travel to Australia at the earliest, but nothing can be ruled out as of now.

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There were doubts about Rohit's participation in the first Test although head coach Gautam Gambhir was quite hopeful that the captain might just be available.
The Indian team currently need its skipper and opening batter as the top order is looking way too brittle. While Rohit hasn't exactly been in the best of form, but he would still any day be better than Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has looked out of depth against bounce and seam movement.

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