As the much-awaited high-voltage India vs Pakistan clash at the T20 World Cup 2022 kickstarted, the crowd present at the Melbourne Cricket Ground erupted in loud roar, thus setting a perfect atmosphere for a match as important as this. And if anyone still has doubts about how much this India vs Pakistan match means to the cricketers or the fans, the visuals of the Indian captain Rohit Sharma after the national anthem are enough to clear all the doubts.
Yes, as the teams lined up for their respective national anthems, skipper Rohit Sharma’s expressions were captured on the big screen as the packed Melbourne stadium sang the Indian national anthem along with the Indian cricketers. Rohit Sharma, who is leading the Indian cricket team for the first time in a World Cup tournament, couldn’t hold his emotions after the national anthem.
“Look at Rohit Sharma, look at his emotions; he has played so much cricket for India, but still what it means for him,” said commentator Ian Smith. Almost overcome by emotions, Rohit had his eyes shut and smiled as he soaked in the electric energy when India’s national anthem crescendoed.
“Nothing, absolutely nothing, can beat hearing a packed house singing the national anthem in a faraway land,” Tweeted Harsha Bhogle and we absolutely agree with him.
Besides Harsha Bhogle, Indian cricket fans also took to their social media and poured their emotions on seeing their captain experiencing a range of emotions on the field during the national anthem.
Watch the video first:
Rohit Sharma Emotions After NATIONAL ANTHEM 🥺🥰#INDvPAK#PakVsInd#RohitSharmapic.twitter.com/OvFUk95M55
— 𝙋𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙈𝙀𝙎𝙃 (@JUST_PRATHMESH) October 23, 2022
Check out some of the reactions from the fans to this:
First a genuine smile and then Rohit Sharma almost ends up crying right at the end of India’s national anthem.
Pure, raw emotion this. pic.twitter.com/Wv8ReNtJBB
— Aritra Mukherjee (@aritram029) October 23, 2022
Go well my captain 💙🙌🏻#RohitSharma𓃵 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/eJwgqG36IS
— Priyansu (From 🏠) (@Roy_Priyansu_45) October 23, 2022
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Rohit Sharma towards the end of the National Anthem :’) 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/EGApkzws9k
— Kanav Bali🏏 (@Concussion__Sub) October 23, 2022
Rohit’s emotion represents all of us🥺💙
My Captain 🐐#INDvPAK #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup2022 #RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/mnjUS7pLhW— Vedant Thakur 🇮🇳 (@thakur_vedant28) October 23, 2022
That emotions on @ImRo45 Rohit Sharma face during national anthem! 🇮🇳😍#RohitSharma #INDvPAK #T20worldcup22 #India #PakVsInd pic.twitter.com/T5Wa8pSfdK
— Utkarsh Raj (@utkrshhrj) October 23, 2022
#INDvPAK It’s more than an emotion watching the national anthem sung by a lac of people. @ImRo45 Emotional moment is a show stealer
— Satheesh Er (@satheesher) October 23, 2022
Squads of both the teams for the ongoing clash:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
