New Delhi: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI secretary Jay Shah visited the Siddhivinayak Temple on Wednesday, along with the prestigious T20 World Cup 2024 trophy.
Seeking divine blessings after the successful T20 World Cup campaign, both offered prayers to the Lord Ganesha. Rohit and Jay Shah were spotted in pink-coloured stoles after they completed their darshan. A pooja and arti was performed at the iconic temple for the prestigious T20 World Cup trophy.
Rohit Sharma and Jay Shah with the T20 World Cup at the Siddhivinayak Temple. 👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/kvMmwBWw4I
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Rohit and Co. defeated South Africa by six runs in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados and ended India’s long-standing ICC trophy drought on June 29. After winning the World Cup, Rohit, Virat and Jadeja announced their retirement from the shortest format of the game.
When the Men in Blue arrived in India from Barbados, the whole country welcomed them with huge cheers. Rohit showcased the T20 World Cup trophy at the Delhi Airport while Hardik Pandya flaunted the trophy at the Mumbai Airport. The Indian team also met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence for breakfast.
‘It was my dream to transform this team’: Rohit Sharma
Rohit won the Men’s International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards and said that it was his dream as captain to transform the team and now worry about the stats and the results. He also thanked Jay Shah, Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar for their help and called them his three pillars
“It was my dream to transform this team and not worry too much about the stats, the results, to make sure that we create that environment where people can go out there and play freely without thinking too much,” Rohit said at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards.
“That is what was required. I got a lot of help from my three pillars, who are actually Mr Jay Shah, Mr Rahul Dravid (and the) chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar” he added.
The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI Jay Shah visited the iconic Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
