Rohit Sharma's wife reveals newborn son's name in Christmas-themed post

Ritika Sajdeh, wife of Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, revealed the name of their second child in a heart-warming Christmas-themed post on Sunday.

Ritika took to Instagram to share a family cut out, with each figure representing a family member dressed in festive winter attire. The cut out depicted Rohit as ‘Ro’, Ritika as ‘Rits’, their daughter Samaira as ‘Sammy’, and their newborn son named ‘Ahaan’.

In November, Rohit had subtly announced the family's new addition with a reference to sitcom Friends. His post, captioned "15.11.2024," hinted at the date of birth of their second child and read, "The FAMILY, the one where we are four."

Due to the birth of his second child, Rohit did not travel with the Indian team to Perth ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series opener. Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah stepped in as the captain and led the team to a resounding 295-run victory.

Rohit later joined the team for the pink-ball warm-up match against Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The two-day match, shortened to one day due to rain, took place on Sunday. Rohit batted at number four, a deviation from his usual opening role, and managed only three runs off 11 balls. He is set to return to his usual position for the Adelaide pink-ball day-night Test starting on December 6.