Watch: Rohit Sharma gives autograph to long-time fan: ‘Rohit bhai please, dus saal ho gaye yaar’ | Cricket News

In a heartwarming moment at the end of a practice game between India and Prime Miner XI, a passionate Rohit Sharma fan was left in ecstasy after his favorite cricketer gave him an autograph.
“Rohit bhai please, dus saal ho gaye yaar (it’s been 10 years). Rohit bhai Mumbai cha raja (king of Mumbai),” the fan stood out with his plea. “The wait of a decade finally ends. A fan waited for 10 years to get a @ImRo45 autograph and yesterday was his lucky day,” the BCCI shared the video on its social media page.

The wait of a decade finally ends. A fan waited for 10 years to get a @ImRo45 autograph and yesterday was his lucky day😊 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/miywxlE8gA
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 2, 2024
The Indian skipper was seen smiling and was interacting with his fans patiently after the game.
Pink ball practice game: Is Rohit Sharma batting at No 4 a hint of him batting down the order in Adelaide?
Rohit Sharma didn’t open, choosing to bat at No.4 in the Prime Miner’s XI pink-ball game at Manuka Oval, triggering obvious thoughts about his batting position in the Adelaide Test.
It does make sense after KL Rahul’s assured batting as an opener in both innings of the Perth Test, the way he mentored Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second dig there. It was Shubman Gill, who batted at three, reassuming his position that he has made his own, and made a neat fifty.
It also allows Rohit, who has been a bit too impetuous in the recent Tests as an opener, to settle in a middle-order role. He lasted just 11 balls though against PM XI, chasing a ball well outside off from Charlie Anderson, and edging it to the slips.
Rohit’s batting position has been a topic of debate ever since Rahul batted as well as he did in the first Test. Perhaps, it would have been different had Rohit been in a richer vein of form. At his pomp as Test opener, he was the classic opener, not taking any risks, letting a ton of balls go through to the ‘keeper, taking his time to open up.
But of late, he has been in a bit of a hurry, trying to stamp his authority rather quickly on the proceedings. The middle-order role allows him more breathing space, and less issues as he doesn’t have to face the moving pink ball.