Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketers, including star batter Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and skipper Hardik Pandya, saw interacting with a special guest. The person in question is none other than Dubai’s crown prince, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The interaction happened on Tuesday, a day after MI lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 12 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
In a few videos doing the rounds, Rohit and Surya could be seen shaking the Dubai Crown Prince’s hands. MI skipper Hardik Pandya was also seen in one of the videos along with ICC Chairman Jay Shah. The interaction on the sidelines of a business meet that the Dubai Crown Prince is participating in in Mumbai. Some of the biggest names in business from both Dubai and India were part of the meeting that took place. Rohit Sharma was seen giving a special Indian jersey to the Dubai Crown Prince.
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Moeen Ali makes a huge statement on player retirements
Meanwhile, former England player Moeen Ali was recently speaking to the Indian Express when he was posed with the question of player retirements. In the last few days, MS Dhoni has been under the lens, as many feel the former India skipper needs to call time on his career. Current India skipper Rohit Sharma too had been under the microscope before he put an end to all the rumours after winning the Champions Trophy title.
During his chat with the Indian Express newspaper, Moeen Ali said, “I definitely think you shouldn’t just hold on because you’re a big name or you have a massive following. And it should never be your own personal goals. Don't just hold on for the sake of holding on in a selfish way. Just be a bit more realistic and think, is it worth me holding on? Have I got more to give to the team? If the team wants to go in a new direction, I think you should allow that to happen."
The former England player also added, “If you're not performing and you're at that age where you're a bit older and there’s younger players coming through and they're probably playing better than you right now. It doesn't mean they're better than you now, but they’re playing better than you. Then you should be a bit more realistic and honest with yourself."
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