Rohit Sharma, who will lead India in the T20 World Cup 2024 in USA and West Indies, turned 37 on Tuesday.

New Delhi: When the whole country looks forward to BCCI’s announcement of the 15-member Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024, Indian captain Rohit Sharma celebrated his birthday as the Mumbai Indians star batter turned 37 on Tuesday. With Mumbai Indians playing Lucknow Super Giants on the same day, at the Ekana Stadium, the celebrations have been kept simple so far. However, Mumbai Indians would like to win the game to give Rohit a perfect birthday gift. Although Rohit cut his birthday cake at midnight along wife Ritika and some of teammates, social media has been flooded with congratulatory messages for the former Mumbai Indians skipper.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X (formerly Twitter) to extend their wishes to the ‘Hitman’.

BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, also extended his wishes to the ‘unstoppable force of Indian cricket’.

Mumbai Indians (MI), the franchise that has won five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles under the captaincy of Rohit, also wished Rohit and all his fans a “Hitman Day”.

Former India opener and current Kolkata Kight Riders mentor, Gautam Gambhir, too wished Rohit. Both was a part of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup.

India’s World Cup winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also extended birthday wishes to the “brothaman”.

Mumbai’s domestic cricket giant and former Indian opener also had a creative tweet to wish Rohit on his birthday.

Meanwhile, Rohit has no plans for retirement anytime soon despite his age. “I haven’t really thought about retirement. But, I don’t know where life takes you. I am still playing well at this point in time – so I am thinking I am going to continue for a few more years and then, I don’t know. I really want to win the World Cup and there is a WTC final in 2025, hopefully India makes it,” the Indian skipper said on ‘Breakfast With Champions’ show.