Rohit Sharma, the captain of Team India’s Test and ODI team, has an eccentric sense of humour that he often shows in press conferences he attends. This is evidenced by his quick one-liners and funny answers to difficult questions which have made him popular among cricket fans. Most people do not know that he can also imitate cricketer’s gestures on the pitch.
There’s this throwback video that frequently shows up on Instagram reels, which portrays Rohit doing superb imitations of cricketing mannerisms of Indian stars, and it is simply humorous. The first scene in the clip has Sachin Tendulkar’s likeness in right-handed batting, which is followed by Rahul Dravid’s batting style.
After that, the 37-year-old Harbhajan Singh’ s bowling action is enacted hilariously as Rohit mimics him perfectly. Finally, he mimics Yuvraj Singh who bursts into song while rolling his shoulders and walking like an all-rounder gone rogue.
You can watch the video here:
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The clip wraps up with speedster Rohit charging in to deliver just like Zaheer Khan used to, the past great left-arm paceman, and then reveling in the manner of the bowling great after claiming a wicket.
Rohit Sharma will next appear in the ODI series in Sri Lanka
Team India emerged victorious at the 2024 T20 World Cup held in West Indies and United States under Rohit’s captaincy. With an impressive performance, the experienced opener finished as the second highest run-scorer in ICC event accumulating 257 runs off eight innings at an average of 36.71 and strike rate of 156.71.
After the Blue Men won the T20 World Cup, Rohit made a retirement of T20I cricket announcement. Then he left for a holiday with family. It was assumed that the experienced cricketer will get a break from ODIs in Sri Lanka; but reportedly at new head coach Gautam Gambhir’s request he has been made available for the series.
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In the three-match one-day series taking place in Sri Lanka from August 2nd to August 7th, the Indian team will be led by the opening batsman at the R. Premadasa Stadium located in Colombo.
Virat Kohli, who additionally declared his retirement from T20 internationals after India’s triumph at the world cup is also part of the ODI squad. Nonetheless, lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been on vacation as part of workload management strategy.
After securing the T20 World Cup, the next aim of the Indian team is to win the Champions Trophy, that will be staged in Pakistan between February and March next year. The boys in blue do not seem to be travelling to Pakistan however, with some sources saying that they would organise their matches at another venue just as they did during last year’s Asia Cup.
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