The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has honored the home cricketer Rohit Sharma by naming the Divecha Pavilion Level 3 in the Wankhede Stadium as the ‘Rohit Sharma Stand.' Rohit Sharma's name has been all over the media after he announced his retirement from the Test format. Today, at the Wankhede Stadium, the team Mumbai Indians was present along with his family, including his parents and brother. The Maharashtra delegates were present and the Mumbai-cha-raja Rohit Sharma was asked to give a speech. The way Rohit's parents and Ritika are Crying ๐ญ๐ฅบโค pic.twitter.com/XOW4nZJvEu — Shikha (@Shikha_003) May 16, 2025 Walking to the podium, he thanked his family for their sacrifices and his team MI for backing him and expressed gratitude for having a stand named after him. That he is still playing, and he will walk into the field having stand after his name, feels "surreal" for him. Speaking at the podium, he said, "For me... to honour me while I am still playing, it is very, very special. I have retired from two formats, but I am still playing one format. It will be a surreal feeling on 21st when I come here and play against Delhi Capitals, representing Mumbai Indians, and to have a stand, it will be a very, very special feeling. It'll even get special while representing the country whenever that happens. India plays whichever team here, which will make it even more special." Read also: "It’s a No From Me": Johnson Blasts BCCI for Forcing Players to Risk Safety for IPL 2025 He added, "I am grateful to have this big honour in front of so many people, especially my family, my mom and dad, my brother, his wife, and my wife, who is also present here. I'm so grateful for whatever they sacrificed for me... I also thank my special team, Mumbai Indians..." Well, one can't expect Rohit Sharma to conclude without wit. He further added, "My very special team, Mumbai Indians, is also here, who I am pretty sure, are waiting for my speack to get over so that, they can start training. But, thank you guys for coming there, and supporting." Watch the video here: #WATCH | Mumbai | At the inauguration ceremony of a stand in Wankhede to be named after him, Indian ODI men's cricket team captain Rohit Sharma says, "It will be a surreal feeling on 21st when I come here and play against Delhi Capitals, representing Mumbai Indians, and to have a… pic.twitter.com/Jw8TflEP0Y — ANI (@ANI) May 16, 2025 Watch the Mumbai Indians squad present for the speech: Hardik Pandya, jasprit bumrah and suryakumar Yadav at Wankhade stadium for stand name reveal ceremony Rohit Sharma.๐๐ค๐ป pic.twitter.com/LiFugN7sM6 — ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ข๐ขโดโต (@rushiii_12) May 16, 2025 Watch Ro leave the stadium guarding his mother: Rohit Sharma leaving Wankhade stadium with his parents.๐ฅนโค๏ธThe way Rohit taking care of his mother.โค๏ธ๐ pic.twitter.com/g4QNdWnZx7 — ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ข๐ขโดโต (@rushiii_12) May 16, 2025 Dreams weaved in the eyes of a little Borivelli boy from a humble background, who grow up into a champion captain, to give speech in front of delegates having an entire stand under his name—it has to be huge if not less