Yuzvendra Chahal and Rohit Sharma are close friends and the two are often engaged in hilarious online banters. Even their chemistry gets noticed during bilateral series. Rohit turned 37 on April 30, Tuesday and the veteran celebrated his special day with family, friends and Mumbai Indians’teammates in Lucknow.
He is currently with the five-time champions and the Hardik Pandya-led team will take on Lucknow Super Giants on his birthday. The match is important for the visitors as another defeat will end their chances of qualifying for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League 2024.
Munbai have lost six matches and won just three contests so far. They will have to win the remaining five games to make it to the next round. Meanwhile, Chahal, who is a part of Rajasthan Royals, took to X to wish Rohit in his own hilarious style.
“Happy birthday Rohitaa Sharma bhaiya 🎂Wishing you the best 🤗,” he wrote on X.
Rohit has scored 311 runs at a strike rate of 160.30, including a hundred and fifty in 9 matches in the 17th season. Sharma is batting aggressively after he was removed from MI captaincy before the start of the new edition. He was replaced by Hardik Pandya.
Rohit’s next assignment will be uhe upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA in June.