10 lesser known facts about India's new captain Rohit Sharma - In Pics

When Rohit Sharma was just six years old, he first took up cricket. He joined as an off-spinner with the cricket team. Source: AFP Photo

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In 1999, Rohit's family members contributed small sums to send him to a cricket academy.

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Language-wise, Rohit Sharma is fluent in Marathi, Telugu, Hindi, and English.

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Even though Rohit Sharma is a vegetarian, he enjoys eating eggs. Rohit once accepted his friend's challenge to consume 45 eggs, which he did with extreme ease.

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The only other batter in ODI history to record three double century is Rohit Sharma.

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Apart from cricket, Rohit Sharma's favourite sport is football. He is an avid supporter of the soccer team Real Madrid.

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The second batter to surpass 300 runs in each IPL season over the previous ten years, after Suresh Raina, is Rohit.

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The second batter to surpass 300 runs in each IPL season over the previous ten years, after Suresh Raina, is Rohit.

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Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, has participated in five Indian Premier League championship games and has never lost.

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The most by any batter in a single World Cup competition, Rohit Sharma has five hundreds in the 2019 event.

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