"Just Another Excuse...": Rohit Sharma's Heartwarming Wish On Wife Ritika Sajdeh's Birthday

21.12.2023 - 14:51 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma has been grabbing headlines off late following the change in captaincy at the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians.

Rohit's ten-year tenure as MI captain came to an end as he was replaced by all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of the IPL 2024 season.

Hardik joined Gujarat Titans back in 2022 but during the current trade window, he completed a sensational move back to his old franchise.

While the conversation around the change in captaincy is showing no signs of dying down, Rohit took to social media to wish wife Ritika Sajdeh on her birthday.

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