Rohit Sharma Brother

Published - 10 Sep 2024, 11:56 AM

Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays for Team India in international cricket. He is a right-handed opening batsman and a right-arm part-time spinner.

In domestic cricket, Rohit represents Mumbai while in the Indian Premier League, he plies his trade for Mumbai Indians.

Rohit is one of the best batsmen of this generation. He made his debut in international cricket in 2007 and did struggle initially to cement his spot in the side.

However, his fortunes changed when he was promoted as an opener in 2013 and has not looked back since then.

He has been one of the best if not the best opener in the world in the last one decade or so.

While the fans know very well about Rohit's exploits on the cricket field, very few know about his family. So here we are taking a look at one of his family members, his brother.

Rohit Sharma's brother:

Rohit Sharma's brother's name is Vishal Sharma. Rohit and Vishal were born to Gurunath Sharma and Purnima Sharma.

While Gurunath was working in a transport company named Prakash Roadlines, Purnima was a homemaker. With Gurunath not earning much, the Sharma family struggled financially and lived in a single-room residence in Dombivali, a suburb of Mumbai.

As the family struggled financially, Rohit used to live with his grandparents and uncles in Borivali. He visited his parents and brother only during weekends.

On weekends, Rohit Sharma and his brother used to play cricket together. During holidays, the brothers used to get more time to play cricket with each other.

Rohit took the game more seriously and that is why his uncle enlisted him in a summer cricket camp when he was only 14 years old.

Rohit Sharma's brother's profession:

While Rohit is one of the leading cricketers in the world, Rohit Sharma's brother, Vishal is taking care of Rohit Sharma’s Cricket academies in Singapore and India. Vishal used to work in the hospitality industry but left it after Rohit requested him to.

Since leaving his job, Vishal has been busy managing the Rohit Sharma cricket academies. Vishal maintains a very low profile in public. There is hardly any picture of Rohit and Vishal together on the internet.

Vishal does not have a single photo with his elder brother even on his Instagram account. In 2016, when Vishal wished Rohit on his birthday, he used a photo from their childhood. Vishal, however, has never shed away from speaking about his brother's contribution to his life. In

Is Rohit Sharma’s Brother Married?

Yes, Rohit Sharma's brother, Vishal is married. On 24 May 2017, Vishal tied the knot with Dipali Shinde.

Rohit Sharma’s brother's social media accounts:

Rohit Sharma's brother was quite active on social media a few years ago but hardly posts anything now. His last post on Instagram was made way back in 2018. The account has over 4000 followers. Here is Rohit Sharma's brother's Instagram account - Vishal Sharma.

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