How childhood friend Shardul Thakur's gifted bat may have helped keep Rohit Sharma's ODI career alive

Newseze Wire·Mon, Jul 20, 6:01 AMWire: Yahoo Sports

Discover the incredible story behind Rohit Sharma’s historic century at Lord's, which he scored using a bat gifted by childhood friend Shardul Thakur.

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How childhood friend Shardul Thakur's gifted bat may have helped keep Rohit Sharma's ODI career alive

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