'Will you let me sleep?' - Shikhar Dhawan recalls 'smuggling' girlfriend into room shared with Rohit Sharma

Former Indian cricketer, Shikhar Dhawan, shared a personal story involving Rohit Sharma in his latest autobiography. The book involves a segment in which the southpaw reflected on the instance when he had secretly sneaked in his girlfriend in a hotel room he was sharing with Rohit during India A's tour to Australia in 2006.

Dhawan, who admitted to meeting the woman after every game, admitted that he felt their bond would last a lifetime. 

"She was very beautiful, and suddenly I was in love again! I thought to myself, 'She is the one for me, and I am going to marry her'. I started with a half-century in a practice game, and my tour was progressing well. After every game, I would go over to meet up with Ellen (not her real name) and I soon started smuggling her into my hotel room which I was sharing with Rohit Sharma. Now and then, he would complain in Hindi, 'Will you let me sleep?'," shared Dhawan in his autobiography. 

He also revealed how his relationship with the woman caused widespread commotion within the group after a national selector on tour had spotted the pair together.

"One evening, when I headed for dinner with Ellen, news of her presence spread like wildfire throughout the entire squad. A senior national selector, who was on tour with us, spotted us walking in the lobby with our hands linked. It didn't even occur to me that I should let go of her hand, because to me, we were committing no crime. There was a good chance that if I had performed consistently on that Australia tour, I would have made it to the senior Indian side, but my performance kept dipping," added Dhawan.

Dhawan eventually made his India debut in 2010. He went onto have an illustrious 12-year-long international stint at the top of the order for the nation. Dhawan represented the Indian team in 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is.