Rohit Sharma reveals his dream of bringing World Cup glory to the iconic Wankhede Stadium
The iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a grand event in the history of Indian cricket. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Sunday.
The evening saw a star-studded gathering of cricket legends including the Indian captain Rohit Sharmawho shared his dreams and aspirations for the future of the stadium and Indian cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s dream: Bringing the World Cup to Wankhede
The Wankhede Stadium, synonymous with some of cricket’s most memorable moments, has witnessed such legends. Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin TendulkarAnd now Rohit is creating history. For Rohit, the stadium has a deep emotional connection as he grew up playing cricket.
At the event, Rohit shared his long-held dream of bringing the World Cup trophy to Wankhede, building on his past victories. In the year Inspired by the victory in 2007, he recalled his dream of bringing the T20 World Cup to Wankhede. south africa.
In the year Reflecting on winning the 2024 T20I World Cup, he mentioned his three-day suspension in Barbados due to the typhoon and typhoon, during which the Indian team discussed their plans to return to India and what to do next when they return home.
“In the year In 2007, after we won the T20I World Cup in South Africa, I had a little dream of winning the World Cup once. I remember we were in Barbados when we won the World Cup. We were stuck there for three days due to storms and storms. We were planning what to do when we got back to Indy.a,” Rohit said at the event.
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Celebrating the past victories and seeing the glory of the future
Rohit further revealed that the team plans to visit Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi But they weren’t sure what would follow. In the year He has expressed his desire to bring the World Cup to Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in 2024, as It is important to continue the tradition as the previous World Cup celebrations were held there in 2007 and 2011.
“The plan to go to Delhi was decided, but what about after that? Nobody knew. I wanted the World Cup to come to Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. We have won three World Cups recently. When we won in 2007 and 2011, the celebrations were held at Wankhede. It was important to bring 2024 here as well.” He added.
Eyes are set on the 2025 Champions Cup
Rohit also spoke about the future. Championship Cup in 2025 It is set to take place in a hybrid format. Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates From February 19 to March 9. He expressed his confidence in the support of 140 crore Indians and promised to do everything possible to bring the Champions Trophy to the Wankhede Stadium.
“We will try our best…I am sure the passion of 140 crore Indians will be behind us when we land in Dubai for the Champions Trophy. We will try to do well and bring the 2025 Championship trophy to the Wankhede Stadium. The captain of the Indian team is finished.
