T20 World Cup 2024: "Very poor English.."- Yuvraj Singh on Rohit Sharma's initial impressions

With the T20 World Cup 2024 less than a month away, legendary Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh showered praise on his former India and Mumbai Indians (MI) teammate Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj Singh said that he wants to see Rohit Sharma lift the trophy in the upcoming ICC tournament in June this year.

Last week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the tournament, scheduled to be played in the West Indies and the USA. Rohit Sharma was named the captain of the Indian squad for the event. Notably, he has been part of India's squad in all the seasons of the T20 World Cup.

We Always Tease Rohit Sharma - Yuvraj Singh

In a conversation with the ICC, Yuvraj Singh reminisced about his first impression of Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj jokingly remarked about Rohit's English and described him as a funny guy from the streets of Borivali in Mumbai.

“Very poor English. Very funny guy. From the streets of Borivali (in Mumbai), we always tease him. But a great guy at heart,” Yuvraj said jokingly.

Rohit Sharma made his T20I debut for India against England in the 2007 World Cup. However, the Mumbai batter didn't get a chance to bat in his debut match. He scored his unbeaten 50 runs against South Africa in his next match. He scored 30 runs off 16 balls in the final match of the World Cup.

Rohit Sharma Has Never Changed As A Person - Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh stated that Rohit Sharma has never changed as a person, despite his success in cricket. The 42-year-old stated that Rohit deserves the World Cup trophy and medal as captain.

“The more success he’s had, he has never changed as a person. That’s the beauty of Rohit Sharma. Fun-loving, always having fun with the guys, A great leader on the park and one of my closest friends from cricket," Singh continued.

“I really want to see Rohit Sharma with a World Cup trophy and a World Cup medal. He really deserves it,” he concluded.

India squad for T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

Rohit Sharma is currently representing the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The right-handed batter started the tournament with impressive performances. He scored a century against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium, his first century in the IPL after 12 long years.

The former MI skipper recorded scores of 4(5), 11(12), 4(5), 8(8), and 6(5) in the last five games. Overall, Rohit has amassed 330 runs in 12 matches at an average of 30.00 and a strike rate of 152.78, including a century. As the World Cup 2024 approaches, Indian fans hope for Rohit Sharma to regain his batting form.

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