Never give up on dreams, Mike Hussey debuted at the age of 30 and is called Mr Cricket: Rohit Sharma

Team India opener Rohit Sharma suffered a calf-injury in the 4th ODI against New Zealand and was left shattered as he had to fly back home without participating in the Tests, the format he has been looking to resurrect lately.

The injury has definitely saddened his fans too but Sharma looks to be making up for it as the swashbuckling opener was recently seen on a chat show where he was at his philosophical best.

When the show's host asked about the correct age for a kid to pick up a sport, the Mumbai opener said that there was no fixed age to pursue a dream or a passion.

To bring in more context to his notion, Rohit Sharma brought up the example of retired Australian great Michael Hussey, who made his Test debut at the age of 30,

"There is a very Australian cricketer Michael Hussey, he made is Australian [Test] debut when he was 30. He played for 6-7 years and he is called Mr Cricket. This is a good learning for all of us, there is no age to start any sport," the 32-year-old said.

Michael Hussey made his ODi debut at the age of 28 and his Test debut at the age of 30. His international career spanned for around 7 years and he finished with an average of 51.52 and 48.15 in Tests and ODIs, respectively. Hussey, a middle-order batsman also scored 19 Test centuries for his nation, a few of them in very crunch situations.

Team India vice-captain in limited-over format also asserted his belief in chasing one's dream.

Rohit Sharma used the example of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo this time to solidify his statement.

"Ronaldo is a big example. He lost his father at an early age. He was brought up by his mother alone, it was not an easy household to be a part of. But look where he is now. You can't stop believing."

The Mumbai Indians skipper, who has hit most ODI sixes for India, also talked about the art of hitting sixes.

Rohit said that to hit a six one does not need to be muscular like Chris Gayle as it is not about hitting sixes deep in the stands but it is only about timing the ball to make it cross the boundary rope. He said that it was all about timing the ball and jokingly added that a player does not get 8 runs for hitting "an extra" long six.

Injured Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the South Africa ODI series as well and is expected to make a comeback during IPL, which starts on March 29.