Not Virat Kohli, Estonia player who smashed 27-ball T20 century is a BIG FAN of another India star

Estonia player Sahil Chauhan, who recently smashed the fastest-ever T20 century, has revealed that he is a big fan of India captain Rohit Sharma. Chauhan scored the ton off just 27 balls. He achieved the feat while playing against Cyprus in the second T20I of their six-match series. Chauhan scored an unbeaten 144 off 41 balls to help his side win by 6 wickets.

Sahil Chauhan broke the record of former West Indies batter Chris Gayle, who had made his century off 30 balls while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In T20Is, Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton held the record for the fastest century (off 33 balls). Chauhan scored 18 sixes and six fours at a staggering strike rate of 351.21 to break both these records.

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Sahil Chauhan reveals he is a big fan of Rohit Sharma

After the match, Sahil Chauhan revealed that he is a big fan of Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who is also known for his explosive batting style. Sahil said that he has been a fan of Rohit Sharma since he first watched him play. Sahil also disclosed that he loves Rohit's hook shots.

"I've been a big Rohit Sharma fan since I watched him play, he's a brilliant player who doesn't take any pressure," Chauhan told FanCode.

"Regardless of the situation, he always plays his game. I have learned a lot from him. His hook shots are my favourite," Chauhan said. The cricketer hails from Manakpur Devilal village in Haryana.

"My uncle was the reason I moved to Estonia. He has a small restaurant business and that is where I work," he said.

"I started playing here in 2019. I was really bored so I started searching on Google for cricket in Estonia (and) I found a team's contact information and called them. I asked, 'Are you playing cricket?' They replied, 'yes, we play cricket'." "I said, 'Are you serious about this?' and they responded, 'yes'. That's how I started playing the game here," he added.

"I used to play a lot of cricket in my village back in India. I started right from the age of 6-7, playing gully cricket and never really stopped," he said.

"I was just thinking about the innings and the target we had to chase. I just played to the merit of the ball, and that's it. The ball was coming nicely to the bat, and I was just playing my shots," he recalled about his knock.

Chasing 192, Estonia had slipped to 40 for three in the fifth over when Chauhan walked out to bat at No.5 and helped his side wrap up the win with six wickets and seven overs to spare.

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Rohit Sharma will next be seen in action during the match between India and Afghanistan on June 20. The Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will take place at Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

(With PTI inputs)