Rohit Sharma invites PM Narendra Modi for his wedding with Ritika Sajdeh on December 13

Narendra Modi had also attended the recently held high-profile wedding of Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra in New Delhi.

Updated: December 3, 2015, 1:24 PM IST

The wedding season continues in the Indian cricket team as Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma gets all set to tie the knot with long time girlfriend Ritika Sajdeh on December 13. And the 28-year-old cricketer extended invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend his winter wedding taking place in Mumbai. The picture of Rohit meeting the Indian Prime Minister at the Parliament House to invite him was appreciated by his fans. Narendra Modi had also attended the recently held high-profile wedding of Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra in New Delhi.

Ahead of the final Test match against South Africa, Rohit dropped in at the Parliament House on Wednesday, clad in a black suit as he handed a bouquet of flowers and the invitation card to the Prime Minister. Rohit, 28, had proposed to 28-year-old sports events manager Ritika at the Borivali Sports Club on May 2 earlier this year. They later got officially engaged in a private traditional affair.

Rohit Sharma and Ritika have known each other for a long six years and Ritika also manages his cricket engagements. According to reports, the wedding date was finalised keeping the India-South Africa Test Series in mind as it ends on December 7 in Delhi. The sources also reveal the ceremonies to be a half-day affair in a Bandra five-star hotel on December 13. Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar is also expected to bless the couple on their wedding.

With this, the wedding season in the Indian cricket continues. Recently, veteran cricketer Harbhajan Singh got married to his long-time actress girlfriend Geeta Basra on October 29. Middle order batsman Suresh Raina married his childhood friend Priyanka Chaudhary on April 3 while wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik got hitched to squash player Dipika Pallikal in the month of August this year.

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