WATCH: Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar grooves to the tune 'Om Shanti Om' at Wankhade Stadium

The Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai, was all decked up to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the presence of the stalwarts of the game of cricket. Starting from Sunil Gavaskar to Ravi Shastri to Rohit Sharma, a few of the current players marked their presence during the event on January 19. It was a colourful evening with players dancing on their feet and enjoying the music around them. 

A video went viral on social media where Gavaskar was spotted shaking his leg on the famous song, 'Om Shanti Om' at the stadium. Everybody around him seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere that was going on throughout the evening. Even captain Rohit Sharma was grooving to the songs and called Shreyas Iyer up on the stage to dance with him. However, Iyer politely declined his request. 

Watch the video here:

Sunil Gavaskar singing & dancing for the famous song "Om Shanti Om" ❤️

- A beautiful video...!!!! pic.twitter.com/sYWgbReN1Q

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 20, 2025

The trophy for the upcoming ICC event, the Champions Trophy, was at the stadium, and the players clicked pictures with it. India will play their first match on February 20 against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy 2025. 

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The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, was seen as determined to bring back the Champions Trophy home after a long wait of 12 years, as India will be travelling to Dubai after the completion of the England series. In front of the entire crowd, Rohit spoke about how they will try to win the tournament in the upcoming month. 

"We will embark on another tournament. I am sure when we reach Dubai, the wishes of 140 crore people will be behind us, we know that. We will try and do everything we can to bring this trophy back here to the Wankhede," said Rohit Sharma. 

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