The 28-year-old dashing batsman proposed Ritika, who is also of the same age, at the Borivali Sports Club in Mumbai, where he began his cricketing career.
“From best friends to soulmates, couldn’t get any better,” Rohit wrote on his twitter handle and also uploaded a photograph of him and his lady love wearing a solitaire.
Rohit is the world record holder for the highest run score in One-Day-International cricket history (264 against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens).
He has known Ritika for the last six years and she has worked as his manager.
Congralutaions poured in from their acquanitances, including cricketer Yuvraj Singh.