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Siddhesh Lad: Rohit Sharma’s ‘Gurubhai’ Siddhesh Lad scored his fourth consecutive century.
Sanjeev Kumar | January 31, 2026 12:23 AM CST

Amazing work of Siddhesh Lad (Photo-BCCI Screenshot)

Siddhesh Lad batted brilliantly and scored a brilliant century in the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi. The Mumbai captain scored unbeaten 102 runs till the end of the second day's play. On the basis of this innings of Siddhesh Lad, the troubled Mumbai team has taken the lead over Delhi. Delhi scored 221 runs in the first innings and Mumbai scored 266 runs for 5 wickets on the second day. The reason behind Mumbai's spectacular comeback was Siddhesh Lad, who scored a brilliant century at number five. This century of Siddhesh Lad is very special because he has scored the fifth century in this Ranji season, which is the best performance of his career.

Siddhesh Lad's explosive form

Siddhesh Lad has wreaked havoc on the bowlers in this Ranji season. This right-handed batsman has scored four centuries in the last four innings. Siddhesh Lad has scored centuries in the last four innings against Himachal, Puducherry, Hyderabad and now Delhi. Siddhesh scored 127 runs against Himachal. He scored 170 runs against Puducherry. He played an inning of 104 runs against Hyderabad and once again scored a century against Delhi. Siddhesh Lad has scored five centuries this season and he is only the third player from Mumbai to achieve this feat in Ranji Trophy. Siddhesh Lad has scored 735 runs in 9 innings this season.

Siddhesh is Rohit's teacher brother.

Siddhesh Lad has a deep relationship with Rohit Sharma. Siddhesh Lad's father Dinesh Lad is a well-known coach of Mumbai. The special thing is that Dinesh Lad is the coach of Rohit Sharma. It was Dinesh Lad who helped Rohit to become such a great cricketer. He kept Rohit at his home like a son. Rohit's family was very poor, so Siddhesh Lad's father bore Rohit's expenses. The relationship between Rohit and Siddhesh is like that of brothers. While Rohit has achieved a lot in his career, Siddhesh has now seen the golden phase of his cricket career.

Siddhesh Lad's career

Siddhesh Lad has scored more than 5500 runs in 81 matches in first class cricket. He has a total of 15 centuries in his name. He has also scored 30 half-centuries. In List A, Siddhesh Lad has scored 1571 runs at an average of more than 41, which includes 4 centuries. Lad has 944 runs in his name in 50 T20 matches, which includes four half-centuries.

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