Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma recently gifted his signed jersey to former England captain Jos Buttler, but the story behind it is very interesting. After Rohit Sharma’s brilliant century at the historic Lord’s ground, such a moment was witnessed which won the hearts of cricket fans. During a conversation on the ‘For The Love Of Cricket’ YouTube channel, Jos Buttler revealed that he faced a lot of hesitation and nervousness in getting Rohit Sharma’s signed jersey. Buttler said that he had jerseys of almost all the big players in the world, but Rohit Sharma’s jersey was not in his collection. He said that he wanted Rohit’s jersey for many years, but was not able to muster the courage to ask him because Rohit is a very respected player for him.
Butler said that at the beginning of the series, the Indian team manager asked him for his jersey. After the match, he went to the Indian dressing room to return his jersey. He thought that if he could find Rohit Sharma, he would ask him for his jersey, as he might not get a chance to play against him in the future. However, Rohit was not present at the time. After waiting for some time, Butler learned that Rohit was giving an interview on the field. While returning, he met Rohit Sharma in the long room. Rohit was busy on an important phone call at the time, but Butler mustered up the courage and asked for his jersey.
According to Butler, Rohit Sharma immediately ended the call, apologized, and assured him that he would fulfill his wish without further delay. Rohit then went upstairs, wrote a special message on his jersey, signed it, and presented it to Butler. Butler also revealed that this wasn’t the first time he had asked Rohit for a jersey. He had made the same request during the toss a few years ago, but the jersey exchange couldn’t take place after the match. This time, when he saw England player Liam Dawson preparing to take Jasprit Bumrah’s jersey, he felt it was the right opportunity to request Rohit again. Finally, his long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and he received a signed jersey from Rohit Sharma, setting a great example of mutual respect and sportsmanship between the two players.