"He was cursing himself": Imam-ul-Haq mocks Rohit Sharma, reveals how Babar Azam helped India skipper

Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq recently shared some lighthearted stories about Indian captain Rohit Sharma's forgetfulness during the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023. Imam recently recalled an amusing conversation with Babar Azam, when the former Pakistan captain joked about helping the Indian captain keep track of his belongings during the World Cup 2023.

On being asked what he would do if he woke up as Rohit Sharma, Imam-ul-Haq hilariously said that he’d first search for his shoes, phone, and belt as he playfully took a dig at the Indian captain’s infamous forgetfulness publicly on a podcast.

Imam-ul-Haq reveals Rohit Sharma’s hilarious forgetfulness during ODI World Cup 2023 and how Babar Azam helped

The Pakistani batter further went on to claim that Rohit is often seen misplacing his gloves, bats, and even his new iPhone and AirPods. This incident was from the captain’s meet at the ODI World Cup last year when Rohit Sharma repeatedly forgot where he’d left his phone and AirPods.

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Imam-ul-Haq revealed that Babar Azam had to step in twice, reminding the Indian skipper to keep his phone and helping him retrieve his lost AirPods, and even the former Pakistan skipper called Rohit’s manager to inform him about his AirPods during their journey at the 2023 ODI World Cup.

He’s a personality of a different level: Imam-ul-Haq on Rohit Sharma

Imam laughed off the incident, calling Rohit "a personality of a different level," noting how the Indian skipper forgets his things. Imam-ul-Haq said on the Ultra Edge Podcast: “Oh my God, you haven’t met him; he’s a personality of a different level. He completely forgets where he kept his gloves and bats. Babar tells me about an incident—do you remember there was a captain’s meeting and these guys went in a plane?—he had bought a new iPhone and AirPods.”

The Pakistan cricketer added, “He (Babar) said we were talking, and he first left his iPhone here, then in the plane, and then his AirPods every two minutes. Then, he was cursing himself, What am I doing? I keep forgetting things. [Babar] said twice he took his phone saying, ‘Rohit bhai, ye apna phone rakhlein’ (Rohit bhai, please keep your phone). He even had to call his manager that he left his AirPods. He’s very forgetful.”

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Notably, Imam has not featured in any international cricket this year but has been active in the local Champions T20 Cup, where he scored two half-centuries in his last four matches for the Lions.

Rohit has even forgotten his passport two or three times: Virat Kohli

Earlier, Virat Kohli had also shared a funny insight about Rohit Sharma’s forgetfulness. Kohli revealed that Rohit often forgets not just small items, but important things like his iPad, wallet, phone, and even his passport. He also revealed that Rohit lost his passport two or three times.

Virat Kohli said on Breakfast with Champions: “The number of things Rohit Sharma forgets, I have never seen anyone else being this forgetful. He has even forgotten his passport two or three times, which was very hard to retrieve.”

Notably, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are currently playing in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, with the Test series tied 1-1 after three Tests.