'Ab toh retire ho gaya': Gautam Gambhir's quip on Rohit Sharma sparks laughter
Ab toh retire ho gaya. Gautam Gambhir's quip on
The Kapil Sharma Show
around
Rohit Sharma
's Test retirement is going viral.
When
Rishabh Pant
was asked who bosses around in the Indian dressing room like a 'Jethani', he instantly named Rohit, saying,
'Rohit bhai is like that.
Rohit bhai comes on strong.'
Gambhir, sitting beside Pant,
Yuzvendra Chahal
, and
Abhishek Sharma
, burst into laughter and fired back,
'Ab toh retire ho gaya. Haan haan, abhi naam le lo!'
The whole audience cracked up too, and Pant just smiled.
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Rohit announced his Test retirement on May 7 after months of speculation. At 38, his exit didn't really shock many after a difficult Australia tour, but it did close a big chapter for Indian cricket. He leaves behind a solid legacy in whites: 67 Tests, 4301 runs, a healthy average of 40.6, 12 centuries, and 18 fifties with a career-best 212 that fans still remember.
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KL Rahul
Even though the team has moved on under new skipper Shubman Gill, Rohit's larger-than-life persona still pops up in dressing-room jokes and TV banter. Gambhir's sharp line summed it up best:
Ab toh retire ho gaya!
Meanwhile, out on the field, India stayed in control of the second Test at Edgbaston thanks to Mohammed Siraj's fiery six-wicket haul. After Jamie Smith and Harry Brook's massive 303-run stand tested them, Siraj's strikes put India back on top. At stumps, Gill's side held a strong position heading into a crucial Day 4.
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