Cricketing fraternity hails Rohit after Wankhede Stand named in his honour

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma received heartfelt tributes from his teammates after a stand has been named after him at the Wankhede Stadium in MumbaiRohit represents Mumbai Indians MI in IPL 2025 The Mumbaibased franchise shared a video on their official social media handle in which the cricketers were seen extending wishes to the 38yearoldRohit bhai ke liye kya bolenge Congratulations Best wishes pour in for our Hitman after the inauguration of the RohitSharmaStand at Wankhede yesterday MumbaiIndians PlayLikeMumbai ImRo45 rajasthanroyals KKRiders PunjabKingsIPL pictwittercomHLLkkexudcmdash Mumbai Indians mipaltan May 17 2025Team Indias T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav said What can I say about Rohit bhai Im really happy He further stated that when a currently performing player receives a stand in his name it is a big achievementWhen a currently performing cricketer has a stand to his name in the stadium I think its a very big achievement he addedAlso ReadIPL 2025 KKRs Manish Pandey opens up on facing RCB at M Chinnaswamy StadiumTeam Indias premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah too expressed happiness on Rohits achievementHi Rohit I just wanted to wish you Congratulations Bumrah said in that video message He added Having a stand after your name is a special feeling and yeah best wishes for everything that lies aheadMIs captain Hardik Pandya wished Rohit success by saying it is a very big achievement Congrats RO Its a very very big achievement to have your stand You started your cricket journey here and eventually to have your name in the stand is an outstanding achievement Lots of lots of lots of success to you and many many congratsFormer Mumbai allrounder and close friend Abhishek Nayar reminisced about their early daysBack in 2011 sitting on your couch at Karma I wouldnt have imagined that one day there will be a Rohit Sharma stand at Wankhede Im waiting to come back to the Wankhede and seeing the Rohit Sharma stand and getting some free tickets said NayarShreyas Iyer stated that he was lucky to be part of Rohit Sharmas era and the 36yearold cricketer stands as an inspiration to the youngsters You definitely know that all youngsters have been looking up to you and you have been an inspiration to all of us Overall its been great fun to play under you and I can proudly say that I was lucky enough to be part of your era said the Punjab Kings skipperYoung opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also plays domestic cricket for Mumbai said Im really excited to get plenty of success in the stand named after youThe newly named Rohit Sharma Stand at Wankhede is a fitting tribute to one of Indias most successful captains and batters who began his cricketing journey in the very city that now honours himRecently Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the longest format of the game The righthander concluded his Test career by playing 67 matches for India He also scored 4301 runs including 12 centuries and 18 halfcenturiesEarlier the Hitman announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game after Team Indias T20 World Cup 2024 triumph The veteran is now left with just one format OneDay Internationals and is currently playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params