Rohit Sharma’s Champions Trophy gesture at Wankhede Stadium ceremony goes viral

India captain Rohit Sharma posed with the Champions Trophy, which was displayed on the Wankhede Stadium throughout the celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the enduring venue in Mumbai on Sunday, January 19. The doyens of Mumbai cricket, together with Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Ravi Shastri, attended the glittering ceremony hosted by the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation.

In a video that’s going viral on-line, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri will be seen asking Rohit Sharma to come back nearer to the Champions Trophy. Nonetheless, the India captain politely declined their invitation, permitting the seniors to take centre stage. Sachin Tendulkar, Shastri, and Gavaskar posed proper behind the coveted trophy, whereas Rohit stood on the excessive left of the stage.

Rohit, nonetheless, didn’t conceal his intentions, stating that he and his staff would do their utmost to deliver the Champions Trophy again to the Wankhede Stadium, hinting at potential celebrations in Mumbai. Notably, India celebrated their T20 World Cup triumph final 12 months with a roof-top bus parade alongside Marine Drive in Mumbai. The parade culminated in a glittering felicitation ceremony on the Wankhede Stadium.

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“We’ll embark on one other match. I’m certain once we attain Dubai, the needs of 140 crore individuals will likely be behind us, we all know that,” Rohit mentioned, evoking cheers from the gang on the Wankhede Stadium.

“We’ll attempt to do every part we will to deliver this trophy again right here to the Wankhede,” he added.

Rohit Sharma was named because the captain of India’s 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy, beginning on 19 February. Shubman Gill was named vice-captain of the staff, which additionally contains the likes of Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar introduced the squad in Mumbai on Saturday, 18 January.

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In the meantime, Rohit recalled the memorable bus parade following India’s T20 World Cup triumph. Rohit mentioned he had little doubt that the Indian staff would have fun the victory in Mumbai after their assembly with the Prime Minister in New Delhi.

1000’s turned up for the bus parade, throughout which Rohit, Virat Kohli, and former coach Rahul Dravid took centre stage and gained hearts with their passionate celebrations.

“I keep in mind, we have been nonetheless in Barbados after successful the World Cup, and we have been caught there as a result of a storm, however planning was in course of as to what we’d do as soon as we have been again in India.

“It was deliberate that we’d go to Delhi, however what after that? Nobody knew what to do after that, however I needed that World Cup (trophy) ought to come right here to Wankhede. Every of the current World Cups we have now gained in 2007 and 2011 has been celebrated at Wankhede, and bringing the trophy of 2024 was additionally essential for us,” he added.

India beat South Africa in an exciting finale in Barbados on June 29.

India will start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign in Dubai towards Bangladesh on February 20, earlier than taking over Pakistan on February 23. India’s closing league sport towards New Zealand is scheduled for March 2. The Champions Trophy would possibly develop into Rohit’s final ICC occasion. The India skipper was a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup however missed the 2011 World Cup squad. He was, nonetheless, a part of the MS Dhoni-led facet that gained the 2013 Champions Trophy in England.

Pakistan, who will host the upcoming match, gained the final version of the Champions Trophy, beating India within the closing in London in 2017.

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