India ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma has finally revealed the story behind his famous ‘Koi Garden mein nahi ghoomega' dialogue, which was caught in a stump mic during a Test match. The incident happened during the second Test against England at Visakhapatnam in February 2024. Rohit was heard on the stump mic talking to his players and asking them to show more energy in the clash.
After getting caught in the stump mic, the dialogue came synonymous with the star Indian batter. After more than a year, Rohit revealed that he prompted that dialogue because it was an important moment in the match and he wanted his players to give their best on the field.
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“It was in Vizag, I saw the over ended and the players were leisurely walking as if they were in a garden. No one was running, there was no urgency in the field. I was fielding in the slip, we had spinners bowling from both ends. The game was hanging by a loose thread, it was an important game, we had to win. I had told the players in the morning that we need to put in some extra effort but they were having fun in the ground,” Rohit said on JioHotstar.
Rohit also said that India really needed a wicket at that stage of the match and he needed his players to be more active. India went on to win the match by 106 runs and levelled the five-match series 1-1.
“So I saw it for two-three overs and then said things can't go on like this, you can't play cricket like this. Everyone was just going with the flow which annoyed me and then I told everyone not to be like that. A partnership was going on, I was desperate to get a wicket. In such moments everyone needs to put in a collective effort. At that moment, I saw everyone being busy with themselves which I didn't like,” he added.
Rohit is currently featuring for Mumbai Indians (MI) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The veteran batter is currently going through a lean patch of his career.