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‘Otherwise I would have made him sit out’: Rohit Sharma cracks joke on Suryakumar’s sensational catch

Aditya Vidyadhar Pimpale
Authored By Aditya Vidyadhar Pimpale
Published: Jul 05, 2024, 05:53 IST | Updated: Jul 05, 2024, 05:53 IST
‘Otherwise I would have made him sit out’: Rohit Sharma cracks joke on Suryakumar’s sensational catch

'Otherwise I would have made you sit on the bench': Rohit Sharma cracks joke on Suryakumar's sensational catch

The Indian cricket team has been accorded a warm welcome on arrival in the nation as wishes continue to pour on Rohit Sharma’s men for having clinched the T20 World Cup in the West Indies last weekend. After receiving a warm welcome from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde felicitated the players. Mumbai players part of the T20 World Cup winning squad Rohit, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav were key attractions of the ceremony held at the central hall of the Maharashtra Assembly.

During the programme, Indian captain Rohit cracked a joke that had everyone laughing while he addressed the guests in the central hall where all the members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council had gathered. Speaking in Marathi, Rohit stated that had Suryakumar Yadav not clutched onto the catch, he would have made him sit out in the future.

"After Surya caught the ball, he told me that the ball sat in his hand. Thank goodness, it sat in his hand. Otherwise, I would have sat him out," Rohit said while speaking in the central hall of the Maharashtra Assembly on Friday.

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The newly crowned champions of the T20 format on Friday were felicitated by CM Eknath Shinde in a brief ceremony. Rohit and Co got a fitting welcome from the Mumbai crowd on Thursday while they were earlier felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same day.

Team India felicitated by CM Shinde

Having won the T20 World Cup and returned to Mumbai on Thursday, CM Shinde took time from his busy Assembly session to felicitate the Indian team. He was seen meeting with players including T20 World Cup-winning captain and local lad Sharma along with Yashasvi Jaiswal and others. The felicitation saw the players being greeted with shawls and idols of Lord Ganesha while a cash prize of INR 110 million ($1.32 million) was also announced for the players by the state’s de facto head.

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