WATCH: Rohit Sharma calls India's star batter on stage to dance during Wankhede Stadium's 50th year celebration

The 50th anniversary of the Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai, was celebrated in a grand manner with various dignitaries present along with the Champions Trophy 2025. The Mumbai Cricket Association held the celebration with esteemed guests, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Ravi Shastri, on 19th January. The former players enjoyed the atmosphere and were seen having fun around the trophy. India skipper Rohit Sharma was also invited to the event.

Meanwhile, a video went viral on social media in which Rohit was spotted calling his teammate India's star batter Shreyas Iyer onto the stage to dance with him. Among the current players, Rohit, Iyer, and Ajinkya Rahane were present in the stadium, watching the legendary players shake a leg in front of the Wankhade crowd. 

Watch the video here:

Rohit Sharma in his typical mode. 👌🏼

Hitman having fun at Wankhede 🤣.pic.twitter.com/aY1WsPOXga

— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) January 19, 2025

The guests then stood beside the trophy to pose and click pictures to store it as a memory. The Champions Trophy 2025 is starting on the 19th of February in Pakistan. The first game will be between Pakistan and New Zealand while the Indian team will play their first game against Bangladesh on February 20. 

Bringing the trophy of 2024 was also very important for us: Rohit Sharma

Captain Rohit Sharma remembered the time when they won the T20 WC in Barbados, and the team was excited to bring the trophy back home. It was an exciting time as India won the trophy after a long wait. It's the same with the Champions Trophy as well. India haven't won the CT in the last 12 years, which is a long time. Hence, the skipper is pretty excited about bringing the Trophy back home. 

"I remember, we were still in Barbados after winning the World Cup, and we were stuck there due to a storm, but planning was in process as to what we would do once we were back in India. It was planned that we would go to Delhi, but what after that? No one knew what to do after that, but I wanted that World Cup (trophy) should come here to Wankhede. Each of the recent World Cups we have won in 2007 and 2011 has been celebrated at Wankhede, and bringing the trophy of 2024 was also very important for us," said Rohit Sharma, during the event.