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Rohit Sharma, the Test and ODI captain of India, recently received the honour of getting a stand named after him at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for his contributions to state and national teams for the better part of last two decades. During the unveiling ceremony of the third edition of the T20 Mumbai, the 37-year-old reacted to his latest honour, stating that he never thought of achieving it, and he will be forever grateful for this big honour in his life.
Notably, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) held a general body meeting recently, where they decided that the Level 3 stand of the Divecha Pavilion at the Wankhede Stadium will be named after the Indian cricket stalwart Rohit Sharma. Over the years, he has been a part of two T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy wins, captaining the Indian cricket team once in each tournament, apart from being one of the best batters not just in his country, but all over the world.
I will be forever grateful for this big honour in my life: Rohit Sharma
While getting the T20 Mumbai, a franchise T20 league organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), launched in the capital of Maharashtra, he spoke about receiving the honour of getting a stand named after him at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He was quoted as saying, as per Cricbuzz, “Now to sit back and think that there is going to be a stadium stand in my game, it is such an unreal feeling. It is something that I have never thought of and I will be forever grateful for this big honour in my life.”
“When you start playing the game, you don't know how long you are going to play the game for; let alone all these milestones and achievements that you achieve while playing the game. But to get this kind of honour, having a stand named after you, is something that I cannot imagine. But once I see my name there on the stand, it will be a very emotional moment for me and like I said, from not having to enter the stadium and now to have a stand, those two moments, so much has happened between these two moments so I am forever grateful,” he added.
Rohit Sharma also spoke about his early days in cricket at the Wankhede Stadium, saying, “No one dreams of things like this when they are just starting off playing cricket. I still remember those days when I used to stand outside (the) Wankhede Stadium just to enter and watch Mumbai Ranji Trophy team practice; I am talking about 2004 or maybe 2003.”
