Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma is often trolled among his friends for his weak memory. He is good at forgetting things. About him, Virat Kohli, who scored runs with him, tells that he often forgets his purse, phone and sometimes even the trophy. He is very forgetful. Rohit Sharma himself admits that he has a habit of forgetting. Now a funny incident happened with Rohit Sharma during an event. He remembered something about the Australian team, he said that I still remember it but what he remembered, he could not remember.
Rohit Sharma had gone to the convocation ceremony of ‘Masters Union’, a business school in Gurugram. Rohit Sharma received an honorary degree in this event held on 21 December. There he talked about his leadership and team spirit. He wanted to tell an anecdote from the Border Gavaskar Trophy but he could not remember it.
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What has Rohit Sharma forgotten?
Rohit Sharma said, ‘I still remember that Australia’s captain at that time was Tim Paine. He said something in the press conference… I don’t know what he said. Something like that but he said that he thought why did this guy say that. Saying this, Rohit Sharma forgets his point.
However, Rohit Sharma missed the match. He said that playing in Australia was difficult, they had not lost for many years. Even England could not defeat them. You can just ask England. It is a big thing for all of us to go to Australia and win on their pitch.
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What happened in that event which Rohit is referring to?
This is about the year 2020-21 series. In the Sydney Test, Tim Paine had said in a teasing manner to Ravichandran Ashwin, ‘I can’t wait to defeat you at Gabba.’ His statement in English was, ‘I can’t wait to get you to the Gabba’, Gazza has been the bastion of Australia’s victory. India did wonders in the Gaba test. India won the test and records of several decades were broken.
What does Virat Kohli say on Rohit’s memory?
Virat Kohli:-
Rohit Sharma leaves after speaking in Tapori language. If he has to say that there is a lot of traffic in Lokhandwala, he will say, oh man, there is not much traffic there…. Now you understand what he wants to say. He leaves it to others to understand what is where.
Rohit Sharma also recalled the pain after the defeat to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. ‘Everyone was very disappointed, and we couldn’t believe what had happened,’ he said. It was a very difficult time for me personally because I had put everything into that World Cup. I was thinking of retiring.
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What happened in 2023?
India were defeated by Australia in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad. Rohit’s only goal was to win the World Cup. He said, ‘My goal was to win the World Cup, be it the T20 World Cup or the 2023 World Cup. When this did not happen I was completely heartbroken. There was no energy left in the body. It took me a few months to get myself back.
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