India captain Rohit Sharma came up with a hilarious response when asked to talk about the Sachin Tendulkar statue that was unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium on November 1. India is set to play Sri Lanka in Mumbai on November 2 in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.
On the eve of the match, a statue of India's cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at the Wankhede. The batting great's statue was unveiled at his home ground by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in a grand ceremony.
Tendulkar was accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara. The dignitaries present on the occasion were former BCCI and ICC chief Sharad Pawar, incumbent BCCI secretary Jay Shah, treasurer Ashish Shelar, vice-president Rajiv Shukla and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Amol Kale among others.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma faced the press ahead of the Sri Lanka match, and he was asked to give his thoughts on the statue of the little master.
"Practice pe jab pahuche toh humne dekhna statue par itne closely dekhne nahi mila kyun ki hum practice kar rhe the aur press conference itna delay karwa diya humare media manager ne (laughs). Toh itna pass se dekhne ko nahi mila. We came back, I finished my batting and I came here now. Par mauka milega acche se dekhne ka.(Yes, we saw it when we came to practice, but couldn't see from close by. Our practice was also delayed by the media manager (laughs). But yeah, we will get to see it closely later.)," said Rohit during the pre-match press conference.
"Mujhe toh abhi yeh bhi nahi pata ki kaun sa shot hai vo. Ab kya boloon main usme? Straight lofted shot ka statue banaya hai wahan pe.(What more can I say, they have made a statue of straight lofted shot. It's nice, I hope you guys enjoyed it, we saw the statue, it's fantastic.)," he added.
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India has won all six of their CWC 2023 matches thus far and a win against Sri Lanka will confirm their spot in semi-finals.
