Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper was at his comical best during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. The Wankhede Stadium has been an iconic venue over the years in Indian cricket.
Organized by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the celebration brought together cricketing icons and fans in a vibrant atmosphere. Several current and former Mumbai cricketers gathered in that event to celebrate the occasion.
Also present was Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team captain and his fans saw a moment of laughter from him. He was seen grooving to a song from Bollywood music director Shekhar Ravjiani. The cameras captured Rohit calling Shreyas Iyer onto the stage to show his dance moves as well.
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Mumbai Indians' official Twitter handle shared a video showing how Rohit was all enthusiastically asking Shreyas Iyer to come up on the stage. Iyer was seen laughing at Rohit's antics. Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri too saw the funny side of it.
Watch: Rohit Sharma's Candid Moment At Wankhede's 50th Anniversary
Meanwhile, the BCCI selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar named the Indian squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 and also the England ODI series on Saturday. Rohit was named the captain for both the assignments. Shreyas Iyer too has made a comeback after having a good Ranji Trophy season.
Also back in the side are Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Gill was chosen as the vice-captain over Pandya. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson lost out on a spot in India's Champions Trophy squad.
Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were also included in India's Champions Trophy squad. Mohammed Siraj, who has picked the most wickets for India in ODIs since 2022 was excluded.
Meanwhile, the Indian skipper has also kept a word on BCCI's diktat regarding playing domestic cricket being mandatory for all the players. He said due to constant domestic cricket players do not get enough time to play domestic cricket in between.
"[In the] last six-seven years, if you go back and see our calendar, there hasn't been a time where we were sitting at home for 45 days and there is cricket going on. You do get that time when you finish the IPL and if there's nothing happening right after that. But if you see our domestic season, it starts in October - maybe September - and it gets over by February-March. And that is the time India plays a lot of [international] cricket as well. So, guys who are not playing certain formats and have time, and then there is domestic cricket happening, then they will play" Rohit suggested.
