The era of ‘Number 45’ in Team India appears to be drawing to a close. Number 45, representing captain Rohit Sharma, has made this number synonymous with Indian cricket. Even at this stage of his career, Rohit and his association with the number 45 remains a hit with fans. After retiring from T20 and Test cricket, his time in ODI cricket has also come to an end. While Rohit Sharma was selected for the ODI series against Australia, he was removed from the captaincy. Shortly after this decision, a post from Rohit went viral, leaving fans astonished.
The BCCI announced the Indian team for the Australia tour on October 4, with the biggest decision being the change in captaincy. Rohit, who had led Team India to a Champions Trophy victory in March, was removed from the ODI format captaincy. This marked the end of Rohit Sharma’s reign as captain of the Indian team in all three formats within a year and a quarter. Shubman Gill, who had already taken over the Test captaincy from Rohit, was given the command of Team India.
As soon as the announcement of Rohit’s removal from captaincy was made, a very old tweet from the former Indian captain went viral on social media. This post was not recent, dating back 13 years, and discussed the numbers 45 and 77. In the old tweet, Rohit had written, “The end of an era (45) and the beginning of a new one (77).”
It is well-known that the number 45 is associated with Rohit in the Indian team, while the number 77 has become the identity of the new captain, Shubman Gill. Since entering the team, Gill has worn the number 77 jersey in international cricket. However, Rohit also had a connection with this number many years ago. The star batsman had tweeted this on September 14, 2012, when he was going for the T20 World Cup. At that time, Rohit wore the number 45 jersey, but his place in the team was not confirmed and his performance was also not good. Rohit wore the number 77 jersey in that World Cup and hence posted this tweet.
However, Rohit’s connection with number 45 is so deep that few fans remember that Rohit had also worn the number 77 jersey. Now, it is a coincidence that the same number 77 is replacing him as the Indian captain after 13 years. As soon as Rohit’s post appeared, fans were surprised and humorously started calling Rohit a future-seer. Some fans wrote that Rohit had seen his own future.