"That's What Captain Wants": Rohit Sharma's Viral Dressing Room Speech After Maiden IPL 2024 Win
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Rohit Sharma was given a special award in the Mumbai Indians dressing room after his 27-ball 49 against Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
The Mumbai Indians registered their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign, beating the Delhi Capitals by 33 runs at Wankhede on Sunday. While it was Hardik Pandya's first win as the captain of the Mumbai franchise, it was his predecessor Rohit Sharma who laid the foundation for the result with a brilliant 27-ball 49. Though Rohit missed out on a half-century, he received a special award in the Mumbai Indians dressing room by coach Mark Boucher for his pivotal knock. A special at Wankhede. A special in the dressing room.#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvDC | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/b555HUvVdE
After receiving the award, Rohit also gave a speech, highlighting the effort the team put into the match as a unit, and put a whopping total of 234/5 on the board.
Here's how the speech unfolded:
Mark Boucher:Ro, we are going to give the award to you as you are the senior statesman in the batting line-up.
A surprised Rohit Sharma gave a cheeky smile before being given the pin by Kieron Pollard.
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