Rohit Sharma and Why Sport Is the Ultimate Theatre

Boria Majumdar at Lord’s, London

This is a very difficult piece to write. The question I am asking myself is how one separates personal relationships and friendships from the journalist’s hat when it comes to a critical story. The obvious reference is Rohit Sharma. He is someone I have known for years, and someone I can legitimately claim is a friend. So, when I say something about Rohit, it is almost impossible to completely forget about that friendship and speak purely as a journalist. And yet, it has to be done, for that is my calling. When I comment on Rohit as a journalist, I need to be objective and remain conscious that my friendship should not cloud my judgement or make me biased. orlando-books.blog

As someone who has watched and covered Rohit throughout his career, I desperately wanted him to defy the odds and turn back the clock at Lord’s. I wanted him to make a difference and bat like the Rohit Sharma of old. I did not like the innings in Cardiff, felt frustrated, and hoped he would finish the series on a high and make Lord’s his own.

Little did I think that all of those wishes would come true. Little did I know that Rohit would step up against all odds. Pause for a second and think of the pressure he was under. Many had said Lord’s would be his last-ever game. Others argued that he was unjustly occupying a spot and playing on borrowed time. Still others insisted that emotion has no place in sport and that Rohit should gracefully make way. With many millions watching him, the enormity of the occasion was not lost on anyone.

We all know that sport is about performance, and performance alone. With someone as good as Yashasvi Jaiswal waiting in the wings, it is essential that Rohit performs, and does so consistently. While Ajit Agarkar and his committee are well within their rights to look beyond Rohit and opt for Jaiswal, it is entirely up to Rohit to defy the odds and prove a point.

Whichever way you choose to look at it, Lord’s was special. The cricket romantic in me wanted a Rohit special. A legend of the game trying his absolute best to push himself and do it one more time. To create his own narrative and write his own script. Against Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and the rest, it was Rohit and his bat on the 22-yard strip. But that is what sport is all about, and that is what we need to write about and report.

Emotions aside, I will write what I see. And what I saw will perhaps rank among the very best of Rohit Sharma’s innings. Simply because of the context and the stakes involved, it was genuine theatre. Only this was real, not reel. Chasing 387, Rohit brought out the very best in himself and made a statement to his fans – and to the selectors. He has done his job, and done it in the best possible way. Now, let the selectors make the call. If they are off their rocker, they will look beyond him.

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Rohit Sharma might have gone on to establish himself as the best Indian openers again, after his innings of 138 at Lord’s on Sunday, but in a way, someone else deserves the accolades. Yes, indeed. And it is none other than his Mumbai teammate Shardul Thakur. One might wonder why.

Rohit Sharma slams ton with Shardul Thakur’s bat

The simple answer to that is, Rohit Sharma used Shardul Thakur’s bat to slam his 34th ODI ton — first by an Indian batter at Lord’s. And the funniest part in all of this is — Shardul is referred among his colleagues as ‘Lord’ as well. The all-rounder revealed the entire story to Indian Express.

He said, “I am signed with SS bats and Jatin Sareen (owner) has been very kind to send me some excellent piece of willows. Rohit once requested me to give him a couple of bats since he loved them. We all love him and he’s given us so many joyful moments in the game of cricket that denying him the bats was out of question. And today I am really happy that he scored his historic hundred at Lord’s cricket ground using one of my bats,” he said.

Good days ahead of Rohit?

It goes without saying, the duo share a hearty friendship beyond the cricket field as well. In fact, Shardul was seen joking about the same during his commentary stint with Sony Sports Network. Upon being asked by co-commentator Vivek Razdan, Shardul exclaimed, “yes, it is indeed my bat. While sitting in the comm box, I have given a start to India, in the form of Rohit.”

Coming back to the innings, this ton comes at a time for Rohit, where there were rumours, that he is being forced to retire. Such was the magnitude of the claims — that BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had to come forward, and clear the air, that the veteran wasn’t going anywhere.

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સ્પેને ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપ 2026 જીતીને ઇતિહાસ રચ્યો.સ્પેને ફાઇનલમાં આર્જેન્ટિનાને 1-0 થી હરાવ્યું.બંને ટીમો વચ્ચેનો મુકાબલો એટલો તીવ્ર હતો કે નિર્ધારિત સમયમાં કોઈ ગોલ થયો ન હતો,અને મેચ વધારાના સમયમાં ગઈ, જ્યાં સ્પેનના ફેરન ટોરેસે વિજયી ગોલ કર્યો. સ્પેનની ઐતિહાસિક જીતની તેજસ્વીતા ફક્ત ટ્રોફી જીતવા સુધી મર્યાદિત ન હતી ચેમ્પિયન બનીને સ્પેને ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપ ઇતિહાસમાં સૌથી મોટી ઇનામી રકમ પણ જીતી.

ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપ ચેમ્પિયન સ્પેનને $50મિલિયન મળ્યા

ફિફાએ સ્પેનિશ વર્લ્ડ કપ વિજેતા ટીમને $50મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 481કરોડ)નું જંગી ઇનામ આપ્યું છે. ફિફા વર્લ્ડ કપના સમગ્ર ઇતિહાસમાં કોઈપણ વિજેતા ટીમને આપવામાં આવેલી આ સૌથી મોટી ઇનામી રકમ છે. પાછલા વર્લ્ડ કપની તુલનામાં, 2022માં આર્જેન્ટિનાને જીતતી વખતે $42મિલિયન મળ્યા હતા. આનો અર્થ એ થયો કે આ વખતે વિજેતા ટીમ માટે ઇનામી રકમમાં સંપૂર્ણ $8મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 66કરોડ)નો વધારો કરવામાં આવ્યો છે.

આર્જેન્ટિનાને $33 મિલિયન મળ્યા

ફાઇનલ મેચ હારી જવા છતાં, આર્જેન્ટિનાની ટીમને નોંધપાત્ર રકમ મળી. રનર-અપ તરીકે, આર્જેન્ટિનાને $33 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 318 કરોડ) મળ્યા, જે પાછલા વર્લ્ડ કપ કરતા $3 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 29 કરોડ) વધુ છે. દરમિયાન, ટુર્નામેન્ટમાં ત્રીજા સ્થાને રહેલા ઇંગ્લેન્ડને $29 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 279 કરોડ) અને ચોથા સ્થાને રહેલા ફ્રાન્સને $27 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 260 કરોડ) મળ્યા.

રાઉન્ડ ઓફ 16 અને 32માં ટીમને પણ કરોડો રૂપિયા મળ્યા

ફિફાએ આ વખતે 48 ટીમો સાથે ટુર્નામેન્ટનું આયોજન કર્યું હતું, અને તેના માટે ઇનામની રકમમાં પણ નોંધપાત્ર વધારો થયો હતો. આ વખતે, વર્લ્ડ કપના ક્વાર્ટર ફાઇનલમાં પહોંચેલી દરેક ટીમને $19 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 183 કરોડ) મળ્યા. રાઉન્ડ ઓફ 16 માં બહાર થયેલી ટીમોને (એટલે કે, ટોચના 16 માં) $15 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 144 કરોડ) મળ્યા. રાઉન્ડ ઓફ ૩૨ (ટોચના ૩૨) માં બહાર થયેલી ટીમોને $૧૧ મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 106કરોડ) મળ્યા. ગ્રુપ સ્ટેજ (પ્રારંભિક રાઉન્ડ) માં બહાર થયેલી ટીમોને પણ $9 મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 87કરોડ) મળ્યા.

ફિફાએ વર્લ્ડ કપ માટે $871મિલિયનની રકમ અલગ

ફિફાએ સમગ્ર 2026વર્લ્ડ કપ માટે $871મિલિયન (આશરે રૂ. 8386કરોડ) ની કુલ ઇનામી રકમ અલગ રાખી હતી, જે પાછલા વર્લ્ડ કપ કરતા $431મિલિયન વધુ છે. આ કુલ રકમમાંથી, $૬૫૫ મિલિયન ટીમોને તેમના સારા રમત અને પ્રદર્શનના આધારે આપવામાં આવ્યા હતા, જ્યારે બાકીની રકમ ટીમોને ટુર્નામેન્ટ માટે ક્વોલિફાય થવા અને મેચોની તૈયારી માટેના ખર્ચ તરીકે આપવામાં આવી હતી.

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