'Rohit slept on Floor': Coach Dinesh Lad shares amazing anecdote of India Captain | Exclusive

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Rohit Sharma has been a mainstay of Indian cricket for a long time. As India plays Australia in the Brisbane Test, the India captain will be hoping to make a strong mark, but over the years, he has been a stalwart of Indian cricket.

Rohit has grown in stature as a cricketer. He has created a plethora of records, and the biggest feather came earlier this year when he lifted the T20 World Cup for India as captain.

But along with his cricketing milestones, Rohit Sharma, the Mumbaikar, has never changed. Even across the Indian team and ex-players, people speak highly of Rohit as a human.

His fun-loving character, treatment with the youngsters, affinity to spend time with new players and general approach do speak volumes of the player - which is a rare quality for such a high-profile person. Rohit's humility and warmth as a human being strengthen as his coach Dinesh Lad shares a story.

During an exclusive interview with MyKhel, Dinesh Lad spoke about a few incidents which truly depict the person Rohit Sharma, behind the 22 yards. Although cricket and social media have provided an idea of his jolly personality, Lad shared some amazing facts which shall further enhance one's respect for the India star.

"During his childhood, Rohit used to be friends with a watchman's son. When Rohit bought his first car, he made his friend his driver. And till date, he hasn't changed his driver. He has many friends but all of them are his old pals, not many new friends."

Lad also went on to share another incident which happened after Rohit became an India player.

"Rohit had a friend from Kolkata, Ajay Das. He used to live under my building. One day, his mother came and said, 'Sir, look how he is sleeping.' I saw Ajay was sleeping on the bed and Rohit slept on the floor. I said to let it go as Rohit was like this only. He has a lot of friends. But his friend circle remains the same as it was from the beginning," Lad shared.