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Rohit Sharma reveals how his mother helped him to choose 45 as his jersey number

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma recently appeared on a gaming reality programme and shared the background behind his famous jersey number. During the segment, he explained how single digits were unavailable when he began his career and how he eventually settled on 19.

When he transitioned to the senior national squad, he found that choice was already occupied by the team captain at the time, prompting him to seek advice from his mother.

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