Rohit Sharma delighted to announce arrival of baby Rhino at Manas National Park

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 7, 2020 16:56 IST2020-05-07T16:41:18+5:302020-05-07T16:56:44+5:30

Indian limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma is widely hailed as one of the greatest modern-day batsmen in world cricket. When the ‘Hitman’ is not conquering bowlers on a cricket field, he is usually involved in any one of his many philanthropic ventures.

As an official Rhino Ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature in India, i.e. WWF India, Rohit Sharma recently welcomed a new addition to the Indian rhino family at the Manas National Park in Assam.

Rohit Sharma recently took to Instagram and welcomed a baby rhino at the Manas National Park.

The cricketer was announced as the WWF India Rhino Ambassador in 2018 and since then, he has been actively promoting awareness regarding the conservation of the species.

Moreover, he also dedicated his 2018 T20I century against England to Sudan, the last male northern white rhino who died earlier in the same year.

The estimated 3,500 Indian rhinos left in the world, 82 per cent are found in India. Once found abundantly across the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins, the animal is now found only in select pockets in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

The state animal of Assam, the Indian rhinoceros faces several threats, including poaching, habitat loss and mass mortality from in-breeding and disease.

Rohit Sharma joined WWF India as its brand ambassador for Rhino Conservation in 2018. WWF India wished the right-hander on his 33rd birthday last week.

Thank you it's been a privilege," he tweeted in response. In 2018, Rohit had dedicated a match-winning T20I century against England to Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, who died in March earlier that year.

Rohit Sharma, who has actively taken up the cause of protecting the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino

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