The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma, who will also be leading the Indian team in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, posted a picture with Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja on Friday. In the picture shared on Instagram, Rohit can be seen talking to Ishant and Jadeja but it is the caption that takes the cake.
In the caption, Rohit wrote: “We got Zlatan amongst us. Great fun chatting.” Probably because of Ishant Sharma’s hairstyle and lanky stature, Rohit likened the Indian pacer to football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Soon, the picture became viral on social media and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who is a football fanatic, wrote “cool” in the comments section.
Ishant and Jadeja are not part of India’s T20I squad but they have been named in the Test squad for the two-match series which is scheduled to be played later this month.
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Regular skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the T20I series but he will be coming back for the Test series. Rohit will be leading Team India in the limited-overs series scheduled to begin in Delhi on Sunday. There is plenty of concern ahead of the T20I in Delhi due to the air pollution in the national capital.
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However, Rohit said that he has played in the city before and he did not face any problem. On Thursday, he said, “I have just landed and haven’t had time to assess. As far as I know, the game is to be played on 3rd and will be played. We didn’t have any problem when we played the Test match here (against Sri Lanka). We are not aware of the exact discussion and I haven’t had any problem.”
The second T20I is on November 7 in Rajkot and the third on November 9 in Nagpur.
