Mumbai Indians skipper and veteran opener, Rohit Sharma made a return to his batting with a match-defining half-century in the last match against Delhi Capitals. Both teams played this match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Rohit scored a crucial half-century and contributed 65 runs off 45 balls with six boundaries and four sixes to his name.
Other than this. he also stitched an important partnership of 71 runs with young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan (31 runs) for the first wicket. Notably, Rohit also won the ‘Player of the Match award for his amazing knock in favor of Mumbai Indians.
Meanwhile, Rohit has currently fallen on the receiving end of some hilariously trolling reactions from cricket fans. It all started after the recent Instagram post uploaded by the 35-year-old from his official Instagram handle with a motivational quote; “Sometimes, you just have to wait for the smoke to clear,” read the caption of Rohit’s Instagram post.
Here’s a look at the Instagram post uploaded by Rohit Sharma:
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The fans didn’t take too much time to come up with some witty and hilarious trolling remarks for the five-time IPL champion skipper.
Here’s how fans reacted to the post on the micro-blogging site Twitter:
World Cup ki ad hogi bhai, ye log ads ke alawa kucch post nahi karte 🤦🏻♂️
— Bhupender Thakur (@MisterBeeTee) April 12, 2023
Esa motivation WC me kaha jata he?😭
— NIHAR (@NIHAR17284962) April 12, 2023
This ego after only 1 win and 1 good knock 😂
— Nitin Singh🍃 (@Kohlliers) April 12, 2023
Last four T20 world cups were absolutely smoke fest
— Rohit.Bishnoi (@The_kafir_boy_2) April 12, 2023
Chhapri for a reason 😂😂
— N (@god_vk18) April 12, 2023
Jai HITMAN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dZFPspDuGN
— Ⓙ︎Ⓐ︎Ⓨ︎Ⓥ︎Ⓔ︎Ⓔ︎Ⓡ︎ (@Jayveer_09) April 12, 2023
Is he really hyping one tinpot win from Delhi Capitals💀💀
— W (@LaxmanSrivast14) April 12, 2023
Ek 50+ score in over 2 years in IPL and he is behaving like he won the WC for India single handedly man 😂😂 it's now like his 3 post praising himself from last night..
— Shubham Sinha (@iamssinha7) April 12, 2023
Blud hyping one IPL fifty 😭😭
— Aarav (@sigma__male_) April 12, 2023
that swag of Ro after one 50 after 2 years. 🔥
— 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 (@harshaaa_18) April 12, 2023
Still waiting for 2022 T20 WC loss.
— Flick of Wrist (@flickk_of_Wrist) April 12, 2023
But still can't find. And now score one 50 in IPL. And this type of post. This show, which is important for him.
Speaking of cricket, Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the eighth spot in the points table of the IPL 2023. They have won only one out of the three matches they played so far in the tournament.
Now, Rohit’s men are set to play their fourth match in the current season at their home ground Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, the 16th of April from 3.30 pm. The blue outfits will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders who are coming off with a memorable and historic win against the defending champions Gujarat Titans in their recent league match.