“Nothing, absolutely nothing, can beat a packed house singing the national anthem in a faraway land,” tweeted Harsha Bhogle moments after India’s national anthem was played at the MCG where India and Pakistan played the opening match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Sunday.
As teams lined up to sing their respective national anthems, captain Rohit Sharma’s expression was caught on the big screen as Melbourne’s packed stadium sang India’s national anthem.

Almost overwhelmed with emotion, Sharma closed his eyes and smiled as the stadium’s electric energy was almost felt as the country’s national anthem was played.

Many cricket fans have taken to Twitter to share how they feel watching their captain experience various emotions on the pitch.

Rohit Sharma’s Emotions After National Song #INDvPAK#PakVsInd#RohitSharmapic.twitter.com/OvFUk95M55

– (@JUST_PRATHMESH) October 23, 2022

First a genuine smile, then Rohit Sharma almost ended up crying at the end of the Indian national anthem.

Emotions are pure and raw. pic.twitter.com/Wv8ReNtJBB

— Aritra Mukherjee (@aritram029) October 23, 2022

Alright my captain #RohitSharma @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/eJwgqG36IS

— Priyansu (From) (@Roy_Priyansu_45) October 23, 2022

Rohit Sharma towards the end of the national anthem :’) pic.twitter.com/EGAPkzws9k

— Kanav Bali (@Concussion__Sub) October 23, 2022

First a genuine smile, then Rohit Sharma almost ended up crying at the end of the Indian national anthem.

Emotions are pure and raw. pic.twitter.com/Wv8ReNtJBB

— Aritra Mukherjee (@aritram029) October 23, 2022

Rohit’s emotions represent all of us
my captain #INDvPAK #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup2022 #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/mnjUS7pLhW

— Vedant Thakur (@thakur_vedant28) October 23, 2022

That’s the emotion @ImRo45 Rohit Sharma’s face during the national anthem! #RohitSharma #INDvPAK #T20worldcup22 #India #PakVsInd pic.twitter.com/T5Wa8pSfdK

— Utkarsh Raj (@utkrshhrj) October 23, 2022

#INDvPAK It’s more than just the emotion of watching the national anthem be sung by a group of people. @ImRo45 Emotional moments are show thieves

— Satheesh Er (@satheesher) October 23, 2022

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to play Pakistan in the T20 World Cup Group 2 match at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India have decided to play Ravichandran Ashwin against Yuzvendra Chahal in the opening match of their campaign.

Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh beat Pakistan captain Babar Azam on the first ball in the second set. Golden duck for Babar when Indian fans arrive on Cloud9. The Pakistani captain takes the DRS but turns out to be in a restless state. A dream start for India and Arshdeep Singh.

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