Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma refused to take off his helmet to hide his baldness, even during victory and century celebrations. He borrowed a cap from the coaching staff, then opened his helmet and quickly covered his bare head.
India’s veteran ODI batsman Rohit Sharma brought an end to his illustrious career on the mainland against the mighty Australia by scoring a stunning century in the final ODI of India’s tour of Australia. Rohit became the second Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score over 2500 runs against Australia.
Rohit was also awarded the Player of the Match award for this match. Veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been named man of the match in four of the last five matches that India have won in the 50-over format.
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Rohit Sharma hides ‘baldness’ with helmet during victory celebration
The great Indian opener looked flawless in Sydney, playing a winning knock of 121* runs off 125 balls, breaking records and remaining unbeaten during the chase. After Kohli finished his chase for a boundary, the Indian players lined up alongside the Australians for a handshake.
Rohit Sharma can be seen keeping his helmet on throughout the handshake procession. Some of his teammates urged him to take off his helmet, but he borrowed a hat from one of the support staff to cover his head and took off his helmet.
Rohit was covering up the baldness that is common among Indian men as they age. This led to a flurry of hilarious comments on social media.
My brother is trying hard to hide his baldness 😭😢💔 pic.twitter.com/GyQ7Aja6yM
— Sakshaku¹⁸ (Dean Winchester’s family) (@sak23garg) October 25, 2025
Rohit Sharma breaks SENA record by visiting batsman
In a perfect century at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Rohit Sharma hit three sixes in his innings. The consecutive six batsman from India succeeded in breaking the record in SENA countries previously held by West Indies legend Chris Gayle.
Rohit completed his 60th half-century by hitting Adam Zampa for a six over the covers with a very nice inside-out shot. Rohit hit his 93rd six on SENA soil, surpassing Chris Gayle’s record for the most sixes in 50 overs by a visiting batsman from a SENA country.
He is also three hits away from tying former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on the list of most six hits in ODI cricket history. Afridi tops the list with 351 sixes, while Rohit has hit 348 sixes and has played over 120 fewer matches than former all-rounder Afridi.
Rohit Sharma joins the elite list of Indian cricketers
Apart from achieving a number of batting achievements, Rohit also earned a new spot in the list of cricketers who have taken the most catches in one-day internationals for India. Rohit used a sharp grab to dismiss Mitchell Owen at slip and also contributed to the dismissal of Nathan Ellis.
He has joined the elite list of Indian cricketers. Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Suresh Raina completed 100 catches in ODIs. Rohit currently has the highest average of any cricketer in the history of the format against Australia.
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