Watch: Nita Ambani breaks down in tears as Rohit Sharma hugs her months after Mumbai Indians captaincy saga

Published - 06 Jul 2024, 09:16 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 04:26 AM

Nita Ambani, Rohit Sharma
Nita Ambani, Rohit Sharma (Credits: X)

The Ambanis recently felicitated the Mumbai Indians players who were in India's T20 World Cup-winning team. Team India won the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final last week.

The Rohit Sharma-led side beat the Proteas by 7 runs as India won the T20 World Cup after a long gap of 17 years. The victory also ended India's 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. After the win in Barbados, the Indian team landed in the country on Thursday (July 4) and the celebrations have been going on since then.

The Indian team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital before taking part in the victory parade in Mumbai where thousands of fans gave them a rousing reception. After the party and celebration in Mumbai, the players received a warm welcome in their respective hometowns as well.

On Friday, the Ambanis decided to honor the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya during Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s sangeet festivities. Nita Ambani called the three players one by one on the stage and ended up getting emotional.

She first called Rohit Sharma on the stage and as the India batting stalwart hugged the Mumbai Indians owner, she was visibly emotional and struggled to hold back the tears.

"No shouting is good enough, no screaming, no cheering is enough," she said before calling the other two players as well.

For Pandya, Mrs. Ambani said: "There is one teenager we discovered. The person who made everyone lose their breath in the last over. He proves one thing: Tough times don’t last, tough people do."

Watch Nita Ambani's reaction after hugging Rohit Sharma:

Earlier this year during the IPL, the Ambanis had faced backlash too after Rohit Sharma was replaced by Hardik Pandya as the Mumbai Indians captain. Pandya, on the other hand, had endured a terrible time during the IPL as the fans booed him throughout the season.

However, the India star has managed to win over the fans with his performance in the World Cup and will be hoping to do well in the next IPL as well.

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Nita Ambani Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Indians (MI) Hardik Pandya ICC T20 World Cup 2024 India National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup
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