The Indian cricket sensation Rohit Sharma is well-known for both his amazing batting and his smart and funny comments made during press conferences. In this article, we delve into the top five most hilarious Rohit Sharma press conferences, where he showed his charm and quick wit, leaving both journalists and fans in stitches with his candid remarks and playful banter.
Rohit Sharma reply to Ben Duckett
Ben Duckett took credit for the aggressive batting of Yashasvi Jaiswal that it was inspired by England’s Bazball. Rohit Sharma had a witty replay, saying, “There was a guy called Rishabh Pant in our team, probably Ben Duckett hasn’t seen him play.”
“Birthday pe kya bolte h…. Happy Birthday?”
When a journalist asked after the match how will Team India celebrate former Indian captain MS Dhoni’s birthday, Rohit’s replay left all rolling on the floor laughing.
On giving advice to Pakistan batters
A reporter asked Rohit on this specific occasion what advice he would give Pakistani batters to help them become better hitters. To which Rohit said that he would advice them once he become their coach and further said, “Abhi kya bataunga?”.
You kept asking where’s Rishabh Pant
This came during a match in which many expressed surprise at Rishabh Pant’s promotion to bat at the No. 4 spot instead of Hardik Pandya. In the press conference, Rohit responded to a question about it by saying, “Not really (surprised) because you all wanted Rishabh Pant to play right? You people have been inquiring about Rishabh Pant’s whereabouts ever since we left India. He’s at No. 4 there.”
On ODI World Cup 2019 super over
At the captains’ day press conference ahead of the World Cup 2023 when Rohit was asked about the 2019 World Cup finals and whether England and New Zealand could have been declared joint winners after the super over also ended in a tie, Rohit simply said: “It’s not my job to declare the winner.”
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