Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is known for his funny antics and hilarious replies during interactions with journalists and press conferences. He did a similar thing in a press conference ahead of the second Test against West Indies where he was asked about young Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan’s birthday gift.
“Rohit, Ishan Kishan toh birthday boy hain, unko aapne pehle hi birthday gift de diya, Test match mein unhone start kiya, kuch birthday gift denge unko (Rohit, Ishan is birthday, you gave him a birthday gift already as he started his Test career in the last match, will you give any birthday gift to him)?” asked a journalist to Rohit Sharma.
In response to this question, skipper Sharma came up with a hilarious reply which he is usually known for. “Kya birthday gift, kya birthday chahiye bhai, kya chahiye bhai tereko (Rohit said to Ishan in the middle of the press conference), sab kuch to hai, sochenge team contribution hoga (What kind of birthday gift, what you need brother, already have everything),” replied Rohit Sharma, followed by a burst of laughter around him including Ishan Kishan and the journalists who were present there.
The video of this hilarious press conference of Rohit Sharma is now making rounds on social media as soon as it was shared on Twitter.
Here’s the video:
Typical Rohit Sharma press conference.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 18, 2023
Talking about Ishan's birthday.pic.twitter.com/ONcorfE0Ss
Now, Team India will be in action against West Indies in the second and last of the two-match Test series at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad on Thursday, the 20th of July 2023.
Here’s a look at India’s squad for Second Test against West Indies:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, and Navdeep Saini
Here’s a look at West Indies for the second Test against India:
Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican.