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The stand was inaugurated by Rohit’s father Gurunath Sharma and mother Purnima Sharma at Wankhede Stadium
The stand of Wankhede Stadium has been named after Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma. The stand was inaugurated at the stadium on Friday by Rohit’s father Gurunath Sharma and mother Purnima Sharma. Rohit was accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and National Congress Party Chief (NCP) Sharad Pawar.
I never even thought in my dream: Rohit
At the inauguration of the stand, Rohit Sharma said, I never thought in my dream. As a child, I wanted to play for Mumbai and India. I cannot tell this feeling among the great players of the game for me. This is also special because I am still playing. I have taken retirement from two formats, but I am still playing a format.
Rohit further said, when I play here against Delhi on the 21st in IPL, it will be a special feeling. Whenever I go to play here in future for India, it will become even more special.
I am thankful to so many people, especially my family, my mother and father, my brother, his wife and my wife, who are present here, who are present here. I also thank my special team, Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma at the time inauguration.
Level-3 was named Rohit Sharma Stand
Divecha Pavilion Level-3 of Wankhede Stadium has now been named Rohit Sharma Stand. The proposal was introduced by Maharashtra leader Milind Narvekar, which was approved in the annual meeting last month.
At the same time, the Grand Stand Level-3 will now be known as Sharad Pawar Stand, while the name of Level-4 will be changed to Ajit Wadekar Stand. The office of Wankhede Stadium is now named in memory of former president Amol Kale.
This photo of Rohit Sharma Stand has been posted by his IPL team Mumbai Indians.
Rohit joined the list of Sachin and Gavaskar
Rohit Sharma has now joined the list of former great players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, whose name is already present. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India won 2 ICC Trophy in 9 months. The T20 World Cup won in 2024 and the Champions Trophy in 2025. The Indian team was also runner -up at the ODI World Cup 2023 under Rohit’s captaincy.
Retired from Test cricket on 7 May
Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on 7 May. He shared the story on his Instagram account and gave information about retirement. After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, he has already retired from this format. Rohit will continue to play ODI.
