Archer Who? Rohit’s Old Tweet About ‘Leading Side In Jaipur’ Proves He’s New Prediction King

In just over a couple of hours, the Indian Cricket team will start a new chapter in the shortest format, under the able guidance of newly-appointed skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid.

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The Men In Blue will look to shrug off the T20 World Cup heartbreak when they go up against New Zealand, who are fresh off their final loss to Australia, in the first match of the T20I series Jaipur.

Those who saw Rohit playing cricket at a young age knew he was a “special talent”. The new head coach Dravid said the same thing when asked about his first memory of Rohit during their first joint press conference on the eve of the series opener against the Kiwis.

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In international cricket, nothing came easy to the ‘The Hitman’. The 34-year-old opener made his international debut back in 2007 but couldn’t cement his place in the side for the first six years. He spent, read wasted, all those years batting in the middle and lower-middle order and couldn’t deliver on his true potential.

After failing for six long years, the 2013 Champions Trophy proved to be a turning point in his career that changed everything for good. He was among the highest run-getters in the tournament, alongside his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, and he has never looked back since.

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Despite proving his leadership credentials in the IPL and guiding Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles, many of his fans believe that he got Team India’s full-time captaincy a bit late, perhaps by a couple of years, if not more.

However, watching their talisman attend the press conference as India’s full-time captain in the shortest format on Tuesday, his fans were over the moon and they celebrated the occasion by expressing their happiness on social media.

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As the celebrations were going on an old tweet of Rohit from almost a decade back started doing rounds on the internet and people were left surprised how perfectly it fit the current context.

Back in 2012, Rohit had travelled to Jaipur for a Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan after being appointed as the captain of domestic giants Mumbai.

Touched down in jaipur and yes I will be leading the side, looking forward to the added responsibility 🙂

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 7, 2012

“Touched down in jaipur and yes I will be leading the side, looking forward to the added responsibility,” Rohit had tweeted.

Jofra Rohit sharma predicated 9 years before @ImRo45 @BCCI https://t.co/MwdxT3WVsI

— Prabhu R (@rprabhu81) November 17, 2021

If predicting future is an art he is an artist https://t.co/DqxpIFsQfP

— Yogendra Singh Rajput (@yogendra4510) November 16, 2021

Whoaa, what a coincidence https://t.co/KXocgQC50u

— Indrajeet singh (@ImIndu07) November 17, 2021

This Coincidence Level

9 Nov 2012 – Rohit Sharma led Mumbai for the first time in a Ranji Trophy at Jaipur Vs Rajasthan.

17 Nov 2021 – he will play his first game as permanent T20I captain at Jaipur Vs NZ.
All The Best #RohitSharma#INDvNZ #CaptainRohitEraBegins https://t.co/6c6yXedW3t

— Neel (@Iam_neel) November 17, 2021

OLD but GOLD #CaptainRohitEraBegins https://t.co/Q7Z0H3OTOB

— Piyush Yadav (@impy13ro45) November 16, 2021

For those People who don’t know about this match.
This is about a Ranji match of Rajasthan versus Mumbai at Jaipur where Rohit captained Mumbai and made 79 and SKY was also part of that team and he picked Two wickets too pic.twitter.com/2QNN3a573r

— Arjun (@Arjun_Archer1) November 16, 2021

This Tweet Aged well Anyway Good Luck Captain Ro #CaptainRohitEraBegins@ImRo45 #RohitSharma https://t.co/Y4xTGllJ4x pic.twitter.com/P0wlSBm91G

— ROHIT ARMY TN™ (@RohitArmy_TN) November 16, 2021

It was the first time Rohit had led Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy match, and it’s a great coincidence that he will be starting his journey as India’s full-time captain at the same venue after more than years. This kind of prophecy skills makes even England’s Jofra Archer look small. 

On behalf of all his fans, we wish him well and hope that the Indian team achieves great success under his leadership.