Watch: Team India members gift signed jersey to DDCA dressing room attendant

Following their thumping win over Afghanistan in their 2023 World Clash in Delhi on Wednesday, Team India won hearts with another warm gesture. India, led by Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli, presented a team jersey to Vinod Kumar – a dressing room attendant for 40 years at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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In a video shared by BCCI, head coach Rahul Dravid said, “Wanted to recognise Vinodji, who has been a dressing room attendant here for 40 years. Request Rohit and Virat to hand him a jersey from the team on his last day.”

Rohit and Kohli posed with Vinod Kumar for photographs and the entire Indian squad gave him a warm reception recognising his services. He shook hands with the players and left the scene with another round of applause.

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Led by skipper Rohit Sharma’s record-shattering 131, India smashed Afghanistan by eight wickets in their 2023 World Cup clash in Delhi on Wednesday. Rohit dominated the chase right from the powerplay and made short work of Afghanistan’s 272/8 as India raced past the target with 15 overs to spare to go second in the points table.

Short boundaries, quick outfield, flat wicket and Rohit in full flight saw the crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium being witness to an outstanding innings. En route his scintillating 84-ball knock, Rohit Sharma became the highest six-hitter in international cricket surpassing Chris Gayle’s tally of 553. He also notched up India’s fastest World Cup century in 63 deliveries and went past Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most hundred in the global event (six).

Earlier in the day, Afghanistan stuttered when the innings started at 63 for 3. However, a resilient 121-run partnership, led by Hashmatullah Shahidi’s impressive 80 and Omarzai’s well-fought 62, brought their innings back on track.

For India, Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the standout performer, securing his best World Cup figures of 4-39. This played a huge role in India restricting Afghanistan to a total of 272/8 after they had chosen to bat.