In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Monday evening (April 22), the Mumbai Indians suffered a crushing defeat against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. During this match, Rohit Sharma's fans were fervently cheering for him inside the stadium, boosting his morale. However, when the Mumbai team suffered a severe loss against Rajasthan by nine wickets, fans gathered outside the team bus and started chanting slogans. A video of this incident surfaced on social media.
Rohit Sharma's reaction goes viral
As fans continued to shower Rohit Sharma with love even after the conclusion of the game, the Hitman's reaction was pure gold. After losing to Rajasthan, when the Mumbai Indians team departed from the Jaipur ground, Rohit was seated inside the bus. Upon seeing Rohit, fans began chanting slogans loudly, expressing their expectations and admiration for their captain. Fans shouted "hamara captain kaisa ho, Rohit Sharma jaisa ho" and "Mumbai cha raja, Rohit Sharma."
Rohit Sharma couldn't help but smile upon hearing the chants, which subsequently went viral on social media.
Mumbai lose their 5th match of the season
As for the match, the Mumbai Indians team had set a target of 179 runs for Rajasthan in their home ground, playing first and losing nine wickets in the process. In response, Rajasthan's young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal played a remarkable innings, scoring 104 runs off 60 balls with 9 fours and 7 sixes, leading his team to a one-sided victory. Rajasthan's team sealed the last match of this season at their home ground, winning by nine wickets and giving the fans a reason to celebrate.
Meanwhile, Mumbai's team faced their fifth defeat of the season in their eighth match. On the other hand, Rajasthan's team, with seven wins out of eight matches and 14 points, has nearly secured their place in the IPL 2024 playoffs.
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