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Rohit Sharma reveals how he chose jersey number 45
Rohit Sharma said his mother chose jersey number 45 after number 19 was unavailable. He has 12,120 ODI runs.
CricHubb1h ago
Rohit Sharma first wore number 19 in Under-19 cricket because single-digit numbers were taken. A teammate told him 19 belonged to Rahul Dravid and wasn't available for India.
He phoned his mother the same evening to ask for a new number. She picked 45. Rohit has 12,120 ODI runs and 35 centuries, including 604 runs at 50.33 in 12 innings this year.
India's five-match ODI series against New Zealand begins November 4 at Eden Park.
CricHubb Take
The story reveals that Rohit's mother picked 45 without knowing it would become the number stitched across the most successful white-ball career India has seen.
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