Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri has made a special demand for Rohit Sharma after a stand was unveiled in his name at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday, May 16. Rohit was honored by the Mumbai Cricket Association on Friday, May 16 for his contribution to cricket. A special stand has been made for him at the Wankhede.
Rohit Sharma ‘s parents honoured their son by unveiling the stand named after him. Along with Rohit, the MCA also felicitated former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar and former BCCI president Sharad Pawar. Many celebrities were present at the event, one of whom was Ravi Shastri. The former Indian coach hugged Rohit and then in his own special style asked him to hit a six on the stand named after him.
Ravi Shastri joked with Rohit Sharma
During the opening ceremony, former India coach Ravi Shastri joked with opener Rohit Sharma that he has to hit it to his stand too. After hugging Rohit Sharma, former India coach Ravi Shastri said that he should hit a six in the stand named after him. The former coach said, “Hit one there.” Rohit was laughing after hearing this and replied, “It will be done.”
Seeing the stand being built in his name at Wankhede, Rohit Sharma said that what is happening today, I had never imagined. You try to achieve many achievements but this is something special because Wankhede Stadium is different and many memories have been made here. He said,
“π° ππππππ πππππππ ππ ππππππππ ππ ππππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππππ πππ ππππππ π ππ πππ ππππ πππ πππ ππππ ππππππππππ ππ πππ πππππ . π° ππ ππππ ππππππππ.”
Rohit, who retired from T20 cricket after leading India to the World Cup last year, said,
“π° ππ πππππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ. πΎπππ π° ππππ ππππ ππ πππ 21ππ (π°π·π³ πππ π΄πππππ π°ππ ππππ) πππ πππππ ππ π πππππ πππππ πππππ ππ, ππ ππππ ππ πππππππ. π·ππππππ ππππ πππ π°ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππππ πππππππ.”
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