On one hand, Rohit Sharma's form is going very bad, on the other hand, question marks are being raised on his captaincy, there are even talks of dropping him from the team, on the other hand, Rohit's 'Guru Bhai' You have done wonders. We are talking about Siddhesh Lad who scored a brilliant century while playing for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. Siddhesh batted brilliantly against Odisha and scored unbeaten 116 runs till the end of the first day's play. This century is also special for Siddhesh Lad because this player has scored a century after 6 years. Let us now tell you how is the brotherly relationship between Rohit and Siddhesh?

Siddhesh and Rohit's connection

Siddhesh Lad and Rohit Sharma have a connection since childhood. Actually, Rohit used to stay at Siddhesh's house in his childhood. Siddhesh's father Dinesh Lad made and nurtured Rohit Sharma's career. Dinesh Lad taught Rohit the art of cricket and he was his coach. It was only on his request that Rohit's school was changed and Dinesh Lad kept him at his home. Rohit's family was poor so he could not afford the expensive school fees but Dinesh Lad talked to the school principal and got him a place in the school through sports quota and after that Rohit never looked back. Along with Rohit Sharma, Siddhesh Lad also learned the art of cricket. Although he has not been able to debut for Team India yet, he is a big name in Mumbai cricket.

Shreyas Iyer's stormy century

Apart from Siddhesh Lad, Shreyas Iyer scored a century for Mumbai on the first day. Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly and scored 152 runs in 164 balls. He is still standing at the crease. Iyer's strike rate is more than 90 and he has hit 18 fours and 4 sixes. Iyer has once again come into form, he had scored a century in the last match also. Mumbai has scored 385 runs for 3 wickets in 90 overs on the first day. Mumbai has tightened the noose on this match on the very first day.