'Mereko ek-dedh ghanta baithna padega, yeh sab family wamily ka discuss karna...': Rohit Sharma caught off-guard on mic. Watch video
Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar arrived for a scheduled press conference to announce the team for the ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy in Mumbai on Saturday.
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As the two took their seats and adjusted the mics, Rohit said to Agarkar in a hushed tone that he will have to sit and discuss with the BCCI officials about the new guidelines introduced by the board about wives travelling with cricketers.
A video that quickly went viral on social media, has Rohit saying to Agarkar in his typical style, «I will have to sit (with BCI officials) for one or one and half hours after this. Will have to sit with the secretary to discuss regarding all this family and all, all are saying to me.»
Earlier this week, at a meeting between BCCI, Gambhir, captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar after the back-to-back debacles in the Test series against New Zealand and Australia, it was mentioned there should be curbs on the amount of time players spend with wives/partners on a long tour.
The fact that some players prefer to travel alone and asked for separate accommodation on tours was discussed.«Players these days have their families around along with a big entourage. Some have even requested to stay in different hotels and a few have made their own travel arrangements
