Team India captain Rohit Sharma finally opened up on the story behind his famous ‘Koi Garden mein nahi ghoomega’ dialogue. During the second Test match against England at Visakhapatnam in February 2024, the captain was heard on the stump mic saying this dialogue to his players during the encounter. And, he has finally revealed what happened. Rohit also revealed that it was an important moment in the match and he wanted everyone to give their best in the match.

“It was in Vizag, I saw the over ended and the players were leisurely walking as if they were in a garden. No one was running, there was no urgency in the field. I was fielding in the slip, we had spinners bowling from both ends. The game was hanging by a loose thread, it was an important game, we had to win. I had told the players in the morning that we need to put in some extra effort but they were having fun in the ground,” Rohit Sharma said on JioHotstar.

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Rohit Sharma also said that India were required a wicket at that stage and he needed his players to be more active as well. However, Team India won the match by 106 runs and levelled the five-match series 1-1 as well.

“So I saw it for two-three overs and then said things can’t go on like this, you can’t play cricket like this. Everyone was just going with the flow which annoyed me and then I told everyone not to be like that. A partnership was going on, I was desperate to get a wicket. In such moments everyone needs to put in a collective effort. At that moment, I saw everyone being busy with themselves which I didn’t like,” Rohit Sharma concluded.