Former India coach Ravi Shastri asked Rohit Sharma to hit a six to his newly inaugurated stand at the Wankhede Stadium during the unveiling ceremony on Friday (May 16) in Mumbai. The duo, along with several other renowned names of Mumbai cricket, were present at the ceremony as the Mumbai Cricket Association renamed the Divecha Pavilion Level 3 to the ‘Rohit Sharma Stand’. The India ODI captain joined Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Vijay Merchant in the select group of India legends to have stands named after them at the iconic stadium. Watch his interaction with Shastri after the ceremony here: Ravi Shastri To Rohit Sharma – “You Have To Hit The Ball In That Stand” Both Cooking Agenda Paddlers Who Doubted Their Bond 🤣❤️. pic.twitter.com/7UyZjXzsFU — ???????????? ???????????????????????? (@jod_insane) May 16, 2025 The MCA recognised Rohit’s achievements as one of the most successful cricketers to come from the city and a multi-ICC tournament-winning captain. Rohit retired from T20Is in 2024 and Test cricket on May 7 this year, but continues to play in ODIs. Earlier in the day, the ICC released an interview with Shastri where he spoke about one of the biggest turning points in Rohit’s recent career: his dropping himself from the fifth and last Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the time, Rohit had cited his poor batting form as the reason but said he wanted to continue playing the format, though it turned out to be his last chance before retirement. “I think it was in Mumbai, and I told him, if I were the coach, you would have never not played that last Test. You would have played that last Test because the series wasn’t over,” Shastri told the ICC Review. “And I’m not someone who threw in the towel with the scoreline 2-1. If your mindset is that you feel you are… that’s not the stage; you leave a team. That was a 30-40 run game. And that’s exactly what I told him. The pitch was so spicy in Sydney. Whatever kind of form he was in, he’s a match-winner. If he had gone, sensed the situation, sensed the condition and smashed it for even 35-40 at the top, you never know,” Shastri added.