Rohit Sharma’s ‘that’s what captain wants’ dressing-room remark causes social-media furore: ‘He doesn’t look happy…’

While it seemed Rohit Sharma was trying to inspire the side, MI fans reckoned that the former captain looked “unhappy” and “uncomfortable” in the dressing room. Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was asked to give a short speech after he was handed a special award for his batting performance in MI’s first win in IPL 2024. Rohit laced six boundaries and three maximums in his fiery 27-ball 49, while stitching an 80-run opening stand with Ishan Kishan, which laid the foundation for the match-winning total of 234 for five. However, a certain remark in that short dressing-room speech on Sunday sparked social-media furore as MI fans reckoned that the senior opener “doesn’t look happy”. In the 55-second video posted by Mumbai Indians on their social media handle, captioned: “A Ro special at Wankhede. A Ro special in the dressing room,” Rohit is hailed for his batting performance by head coach Mark Boucher before the incumbent Team India captain is handed a special badge for his effort by batting coach Kieron Pollard. In his short speech, the 36-year-old hailed the team’s collective effort, which included 40-odd runs from Ishan Kishan and Tim David followed by an explosive 10-ball 39 by Romario Shepherd, as MI scored their third-highest total in the history of the IPL.