Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Nayar were seen involved in an animated discussion. (Screengrabs)
On Friday evening Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted a video of their assistant coach Abhishek Nayar having a chat with his former Mumbai teammate Rohit Sharma at the Eden Gardens.
However the video went viral, after fans started to transcribe what the duo were chatting. The video was later deleted from KKR’s social media handlem where former Mumbai Indians captain can be heard disappointed after being removed from the captaincy by Mumbai franchise.
0:01 Ek ek chiz change ho raha hai,
0:04 Wo unke upar hai mujhe faraq nhi padta,
0:08 Mai to kahi jane nhi wala.
0:12 Jo bhi hai wo mera ghar hai bhai.
0:15 Jo temple maine banaya hai.
0:18 Muje kya ye to mera last h.Someone tell Rohit Sharma about fans. pic.twitter.com/LtvB6iMU73
— 𝐈conic𝗥ohit 𝕏 (@cap_x_mahesh) May 10, 2024
Here are few lines that Rohit Sharma can be heard telling Abhishek Nayar.
“Ek ek cheez change ho raha (Every single thing is getting changed)!”
“Woh unke upar hai (That’s upto them)!”
“Jo bhi hai wo merea ghar hai bhai (It is still my home)!”
“Wo temple jo hai na wo maine banwaya hai (I have built that temple)!”
“Muje kya ye to mera last hai (I don’t care anymore, this is my last)!”
India T20 World Cup Squad 2024 Live Updates: India captain Rohit Sharma is addressing the press conference. (PHOTO: PTI)
The dressing room drama
Reeling at the 9th spot in the 10-team competition, Mumbai Indians decision to remove Rohit Sharma, the present India skipper who has led the franchise to five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, hasn’t been a popular one with Hardik Pandya getting repeatedly booed by fans on match days at the start of the season.
Earlier this week, the Indian Express has also reported that the senior Mumbai Indians players are not happy with Hardik’s leadership style.
It all started after Hardik Pandya blamed Tilak Varma’s match awareness for MI’s 10-run loss against Delhi Capitals.
What Hardik Pandya said about Tilak Varma
“(When) Axar was bowling to a left-hander (Tilak), the better option could have been to go after him,” Hardik said in his blunt assessment on the official broadcast after the game. “I think it was just a little game awareness that we missed out. At the end of the day, that cost us the game.”
The phase of the game that Hardik was talking about came when left-arm spinner Axar was bowling in the eighth over. MI were 72 for 3 at that stage. Axar only bowled two overs in the match. OF the 12 balls he bowled on the night, left-hand batter Tilak faced six balls. But on the first four balls of that contest, Tilak chose to pick just singles.
Tilak Varma scored 63 runs and was Mumbai Indians’ highest run-getter.
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