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NDTV
27-06-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
"Even Babar Azam Was Laughing": Rohit Sharma Reveals Hilarious Moment From T20 World Cup 2024
Former India batter and coach Ravi Shastri has an aura that almost nobody can match. Shastri, who was once popular for his fiery batting performances during his playing days in 80s, went on to coach Team India from 2017 to 2021. Under his coaching, India won the famous Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia 2-1 in 2021, including the most popular Gabba Test. However, another thing which standsout about Shastri is his way of conducting a toss during a match. With a bold voice and brilliant introduction of the two captains, toss with Shastri becomes a spectacle for the fans. Recently, India ODI skipper Rohit Sharma revealed a hilarious moment from the T20 World Cup 2024 match against Pakistan in New York. Rohit stated that during the toss, he got so lost in Shastri's words he forgot that he was holding the coin and everyone was waiting for him to flip it. He also revealed that this moment even made his counterpart Babar Azam laugh. "Look at Ravi Shastri, I'm enjoying that. In the middle of everything, Ravi Shastri's energy, I forgot that the coin was with me. Even Babar Azam was laughing. In the blue, it's Rohit Sharma, who's ready to punch. In the green Babar's ready to counter punch, it was all fun," said Rohit during an interview with Jio Hotstar. Talking about the match, India scored only 119 runs after being put to bat by Pakistan. However, what happened later was totally unexpected as pacer Jasprit Bumrah completely broke the backbone of Pakistan's batting lineup with his spell of 3/14 as India restricted Pakistan to 113 and won the match by six runs. Later, India went on to lift the T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating South Africa in the summit clash by seven runs. With this win, India ended their 13-year-old ICC trophy drought as their previous title was the Champions Trophy 2013. Nine months later, Rohit-led India also went on to win the Champions Trophy 2025 title in Dubai as Rohit added two ICC titles to his captaincy tenure.
News18
30-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Mohammed Siraj On Why He Didn't Celebrate Rohit Sharma's Wicket: 'Have A Lot...'
Last Updated: GT pacer Mohammed Siraj has revealed why he didn't celebrate Rohit Sharma's wicket during their IPL 2025 match. Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Mohammed Siraj has revealed he refrained from celebrating Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Rohit Sharma's wicket during their match earlier in IPL 2025 out of 'respect'. GT and MI played against each other twice this season. In the first encounter, early in the season, Rohit faced Siraj in the first over. The Mumbaikar hit the pacer for two boundaries against in-swingers that were loose and too much on the leg-side. But Siraj came back with a brilliant scrambled-seam ball on a length outside off that cut back sharply to clean-bowl him on the next. Instead of his trademark Ronaldo Sui celebration, Siraj just happlily with his arms wide, pointed to himself and then did a 'calm-down' gesture, as if saying he didn't want to celebrate. 'My first match didn't go well — it was a high-intensity game after a long break. But I learned from it and focused on my bowling. Against Rohit bhai, I tried swinging the ball twice, but it didn't work. Then I stuck to my plan and got the wicket. I have a lot of respect for him, which is why I didn't celebrate much," Siraj said on JioHotstar's Gen Bold special, as quoted by IANS. The battle was hyped up in the media beforehand for Siraj had only recently missed out on India's Rohit-led Champions Trophy squad. The skipper mentioned in his press conference that India didn't trust Siraj past the powerplay overs — which didn't help the Hyderabadi quick. 'My plan was to stay in the present," he said. The Champions Trophy selection was very important to me, but I told myself it's not over yet. ICC events mean a lot to any player — but I knew I had to focus on my skills and fitness. I had to enjoy my bowling again. Now, I feel confident and I'm enjoying it a lot," he added. Siraj and Rohit will go against each other again on Friday as MI takes on GT in the Eliminator of IPL 2025. Ahead of the crucial game, Siraj spoke about his best moment of the season — a spell of 4/17 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at his home ground, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. 'The most memorable moment was having my family in the stadium. Performing in front of them gives me a lot of confidence. My parents supported me so much and worked really hard — we've seen tough times. But when their son performs in front of thousands, they feel proud. I felt amazing knowing they were there — it's a different feeling, hard to describe, but I really enjoyed that moment. Even though I was technically a visiting player, it felt like bowling at home. That made it even more special," the pacer said. First Published:
