IPL 2025: Rohit Sharma Reveals Why His Parents Don’t Come to the Stadium to Watch His Matches
Rohit Sharma reveals that his parents prefer watching his matches at home due to nervousness, rather than attending the stadium.
India captain Rohit Sharma has been playing cricket for the country since 2007. But even after so many years, his parents are rarely seen in the stadium during his matches. While his wife Ritika Sajdeh and daughter Samaira are often spotted cheering for him, his father Gurunath Sharma and mother Purnima mostly stay away from the stadium.
Rohit, who has won two ICC trophies as India captain — the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy — also led Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles. But his parents were not present in the stadium when he celebrated these big moments.
Recently, Rohit opened up about this during an interview with journalist Vimal Kumar. He shared that his parents feel too nervous when watching matches live from the ground.
“Usually, they prefer watching matches from home because they get too nervous at stadiums. They don’t like leaving the house too much,” Rohit said.
However, there were two special occasions when his parents agreed to come and watch him play. One was in 2017 when Rohit made his captaincy debut for India against Sri Lanka at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
He also revealed that he convinced them to come when a stand was named after him at the same ground.
“I told them that when a stand with my name is inaugurated at the Wankhede Stadium, they have to come and sit in it,” he added.
Earlier in April, the Mumbai Cricket Association decided to name a stand at Wankhede after Rohit Sharma. The Divecha Pavilion Level 3 stand will now carry his name. Before Rohit, legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Vijay Merchant, and Dilip Vengsarkar received the same honour.
“When people call me ‘The King of Mumbai,’ I genuinely appreciate it. It’s their love, and I don’t take it for granted. I never thought I’d come from where I did and reach a place where people say that about me. A stand being named after me at Wankhede—it was emotional,” Rohit shared.
Meanwhile, Rohit seems to have found his form again in the ongoing IPL. After a slow start, the former Mumbai Indians skipper has scored 240 runs in nine matches so far. He has hit two fifties and is batting at a strike rate of over 156 this season.
