Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:36pm on 16 Nov 2024,Saturday Sports
Indian captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to spend time with his family following the birth of his second child. Sharma and his wife, Ritika Sajdeh, welcomed a baby boy on November 15, 2024. The cricketer shared the joyful news with an Instagram post captioned, "FAMILY – the one where we are FOUR." The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has supported Sharma's decision, with the captain expected to join the squad for the second Test in Adelaide on December 6. Teammates, including Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson, sent their congratulations.