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Hitman Day celebrations: Rohit, fans interact on video call

By Mumbai Indians

On his 33rd birthday, some of Rohit Sharma’s biggest fans got a chance to interact live on a video call.

From birthday wishes and cake cutting to a segment where each one of them asked him questions, it was a splendid session. Rohit's daughter Samaira also made a guest appearance during this.

Here’s a quick highlight of the session.

Digital Birthday Celebrations for Hitman

The fans were thrilled to have the Mumbai Indians captain on board. A couple of fans even prepared cakes to grace the occasion. He obliged to their request as they sang birthday wishes. In the end, they greeted him with a blue heart on a placard which also had ‘HBD Ro 45’ written on the flipside.

Where did the name Rohita Sharma emerge from?

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal can often be seen calling the Indian vice-captain as Rohita. The birthday boy revealed the mystery behind the same. He stated that Amit Mishra had made a mistake in Rohit's spelling on his phone which caught Chahal's attention.

"I'm pretty sure you guys know Amit Mishra, the leg spinner from Haryana. He plays for Delhi also. He had stored my name in his phone like that. There were a few people in the room at that point when I checked his phone and the name was written like that. Chahal was one of them. He found it very funny so he started calling me like that."

“I think I had a chance to score a (T20I) double hundred”

Rohit scored the fastest T20I century against Sri Lanka at Indore back in 2017. One of the fans reminisced the same and admitted to having broken three chairs in the stadium while jumping and cheering for him. Rohit rued on missing out on the possibility of scoring a double ton in a T20I.

"I had a good chance in that game. I think I could've gone on to score a double century as well. Because when I got out, there were more than 9 overs left. But anyway, 35-ball hundred, I'll take it."

Rohit takes part in Q&A session with fans

A fan asked who among Ritika and him had a sharp memory when it came to remembering important dates. Rohit told it was his wife without giving any second thoughts. The Indian opener was asked about his favorite subject in school as well as his favorite character on the popular show F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

"My favorite subject in school was Maths. I used to love doing calculations. I used to love addition and subtraction, also Algebra and Geometry when I was in ninth and tenth grade. Although, it was very tough. Talking about favorite character in FRIENDS, I love Chandler, I love his expressions."

Rohit's love for Mumbai

Rohit revealed his favorite Mumbai slang. Further he was asked what he loved the most about the city. He responded that it was the homely feeling which he cherished the most.

"It's my home. Whenever I come to Bombay, I feel at ease. No pressure. That's my favorite thing about Mumbai. There are so many other things I can say like the street food and everything, but it being my home tops everything."

Samaira's favorite cartoon

The Indian cricketer also had questions from the fans about his daughter Samaira. He gave the fans an insight on the cartoon she liked, the songs and nursery rhymes he and Ritika sing for her.

Rohit revealed that ‘Cookie Monster’ was Samaira’s favourite cartoon while he would sing ‘Wheels on the bus go round and round’ to put her to sleep.