Social media platform X was abuzz on Friday (November 15) over claims that Team India skipper Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh have been reportedly blessed with a baby boy. The rumoured development comes amid the 37-year-old opener not travelling with the Indian team for the high-profile Test series against Australia, beginning on November 22 in Perth.
However, there has been no official announcement regarding the same and the Free Press Journal does not verify or vouch for the authentication of the claims.
Cricketer Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh are already parents to a girl child named Samaira. Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh got married in the year 2015 after dating briefly.
Team India under pressure after a tough series for batters against New Zealand:
Meanwhile, India are under pressure ahead of the five-Test series against Pat Cummins and co. due to a crushing 3-0 series whitewash against New Zealand at home. However, Rohit and co. will take confidence from having won their last two series Down Under and holding the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014-15 leg.
Team India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
