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Rohit Sharma Reveals Story Behind Infamous 'Garden' Dialogue: 'There Was No Urgency...'
@Source: news18.com
India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that his infamous ‘Koi garden mein nahi ghoomega’ dialogue emerged after he saw that at the end of an over against England in Vishakhapatnam, the players kept walking as if they were in a garden, with no urgency in their body language, infuriating him.
During the second Test against England in Vishakhapatnam in February last year, Rohit was heard on the stump mic speaking to his team and ordering them to show more energy during the match.
The dialogue became synonymous with Rohit, sparking a meme fest and over a year after the hilarious incident, he revealed what made him say it.
“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,” Rohit said while speaking on JioHotstar.
“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 on the ground,” Rohit added.
The India skipper said that India required a wicket at that stage of the game and he needed his team to be more active.
“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,” Rohit said.
“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,” Rohit added.
England had won the first Test of the five-match series in Hyderabad, and India were desperate to make a comeback.
A nine-wicket match haul from ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah ensured India thrashed England by 106 runs in the Vishakhapatnam Test.
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