Before the match against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma’s 9-year-old tweet went viral, know why there was panic

IND vs NZ, T20 Series 2021: After the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli left the captaincy of the Indian team in the T20 format. After this, opener Rohit Sharma has been given the command of Team India. Rohit will play his first T20 match against New Zealand as a full-time captain. This T20 match between the two teams is being played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Before this match, a 9 year old tweet of Rohit Sharma is going viral on social media. There is an important thing related to captaincy in this, about which the fans are expressing their reaction on social media.

After all, what is written in this tweet?

Rohit Sharma had made a tweet on 7 November 2012, when he reached Jaipur to play Ranji Trophy match. He was captaining Mumbai for the first time in that match and he tweeted about it after reaching Jaipur. It read, “Have reached Jaipur and will lead the team. I am looking forward to the additional responsibility.”

Touched down in jaipur and yes I will be leading the side, looking forward to the added responsibility 🙂

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 7, 2012

Rohit Sharma is making his career debut in Jaipur as a full-time captain in T20 against New Zealand. This occasion is special because about 9 years ago he started the captaincy of Mumbai in Ranji from this city. After this, he has played his captaincy in domestic tournaments and IPL. For a long time there was a demand to make him the captain in the T20 format and he got this opportunity after Kohli left the captaincy. Fans are very excited about it.

When and where will the T20 series matches be played?

The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played on November 17 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The second match will be played on November 19, which will be played at JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The last match of the series will be played on November 21 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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