Indian captain Rohit Sharma is currently in Sri Lanka and is preparing for the upcoming ODI series, starting on Friday, August 2. This will mark Rohit’s return to the international circuit after a fruitful T20 World Cup campaign in the Caribbean and the USA. Though most of it would be known to many, the great cricketer Rohit declared his retirement from T20Is after the World Cup. He had immediately done so after the grand finale against South Africa.
With his ever-sublime wit, Rohit recently featured in a video on the eve of the first ODI at Colombo. He spoke humorously about the past month and the victory in Barbados. In the video, he admitted that it feels quite surreal how the past month has been on his part while taking time out to enjoy the present feeling of guiding India to victory.
Rohit Sharma, who was born in Nagpur, joked about his comeback into T20Is before adding that now he moved on from the format and only plays One-Day Internationals and Tests.
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“Wow, what a month it was! Mazaa Hi Aa Gaya. Flooded with memories, etched in history. Aisa moment jo zindagi bhar hamare saath rahega. So much so that it still feels that I can put my pads anytime for the shortest format, Rohit Sharma said in the video shared by BCCI on social media.”.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜!🎙️ 🫡#TeamIndia | #SLvIND | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/jPIAwcBrU4
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2024
Besides reminiscing about the good old times, Rohit spoke about the future and laid emphasis on the fact that it is the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket. He spoke of a fresh start with a new coach and how imperative this partnership is in holding the supremacy of Indian cricket. Rohit called for a reset button to be pressed, asking the team to bring the same energy and passion to the ground as they start their new journey.
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“It’s time to get back on the field, as a new era begins. A fresh start with a new coach. A partnership that is going to hold Indian cricket paramount. It’s time to hit the reset button. And now is the moment for us to get back on the field, with the same energy, with the same passion. Team India will enter the ground once again, with some new and some old faces. This is Team India, and this is your captain Rohit Sharma speaking,” he said.
His exuberance and positivity mirror his commitment to leading Team India through this transitional phase, blending excitement and experience. On the eve of the ODI series in Sri Lanka, the team will get ready for fans and players to witness Rohit’s leadership in action again.
