Rohit Sharma, the current captain of the Indian cricket team, knows how to rule zillion hearts with his powerful batting skills. The cricketer never skips a chance to leave the entire audience of the cricket stadium screaming in joy at the top of their lungs with the way he hits 4s and 6s. Cutely hailed as ‘Hitman’ by his fans, Rohit is the pride of every other Indian out there. Apart from being a cricketer, Rohit once shared that he is a big movie buff. Not only this, Rohit is also connected to Bollywood through his wife, Ritika Sajdeh.
Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh are connected to Salman Khan and his family
Talking about Rohit Sharma’s personal life, he got married to Ritika back in 2015 after dating for a few years since 2008. It was three years after their marriage when Rohit and Ritika welcomed their baby girl, Samaira into their lives. For those who don’t know, Ritika was Rohit’s manager before they started dating. She used to work at Cornerstone Sports in Mumbai, wherein her cousin, Bunty Sajdeh, is the CEO, and the company represents several famous athletes, including Sania Mirza and KL Rahul.
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Talking about Ritika’s connection to Bollywood, her second cousin and fashion designer, Seema Sajdeh was married to Salman Khan’s brother, Sohail Khan. The duo got married in 1998 and has two sons, Nirvaan and Yohaan. Moreover, it was in 2022, when Seema and Sohail called their wedding quits due to some irreconcilable issues. So this is how, Ritika is connected to Bollywood’s ‘bhaijaan’, Salman Khan and his family members.
Rohit Sharma was offered to do films for his photogenic face
In an old interview with Filmfare back in 2013, Rohit Sharma shared that he is a big movie buff. The cricketer had also revealed that he likes the crafts of Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar. When asked about the actresses, Rohit revealed that he loves watching movies of Vidya Balan and Deepika Padukone, while Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of his favourites, and he has a massive crush on her. Rohit also said that he loves Kareena’s work and watched all of her movies.
Talking more about his love for cinema, Rohit Sharma mentioned that while doing a commercial shoot, he received a compliment from the director that he has a very photogenic face. The cricketer further mentioned that the director had asked him to try his hands in movies and also expressed his wish to work with the player. Rohit mentioned that it couldn’t happen as his focus was only on cricket back then.
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Rohit Sharma revealed his wife, Ritika sits with her finger-crossed in the stadium throughout his matches
Rohit Sharma earlier appeared on Kapil Sharma’s show, The Great Indian Kapil Show. While being there, Kapil asked the cricketer several questions about his personal life. One of Kapil’s questions was if any other cricketer ever asked Rohit to refrain from hitting a six because their girlfriends might have been in the stadium. Rohit gave a wholesome reply and mentioned that what matters to him and is important as well is how his wife, Ritika, sits with her fingers crossed in the stadium throughout his matches.
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