Indian cricketer Piyush Chawla hilariously accused Chennai Super Kings’ young batsman Sameer Rizvi of age manipulation. The Mumbai Indians leg-spinner was left scoffing when the show’s host told him that the 20-year-old takes inspiration from Rohit Sharma.
Sameer Rizvi is undoubtedly one of the most promising young talents in Indian cricket. The Uttar Pradesh batsman has made a huge name for himself in domestic cricket thanks to his power-hitting ability and has played some of the best innings for his team.
Sameer Rizvi, aged 20 years and 281 days, was acquired by Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League for a whopping fee. The young batsman made a decent impact in the league for the team in the limited opportunities he got. He mostly came down the order and hit big sixes for his team, impressing many with his skills.
Sameer Rizvi also made a huge impact in the Uttar Pradesh Premier League. Playing for Kanpur Superstars, he performed some glorious knocks for his team and was among the top scorers of the tournament with over 250 runs to his name in the league stage of the tournament.
Sameer Rizvi recently went on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast and said that India captain Rohit Sharma is his inspiration. The journalist then, in a podcast with Mumbai Indians leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, told him about the batsman’s inspiration.
However, as already stated, the youngster is inspired by Rohit Sharma. But when he mentioned his age, Piyush Chawla responded mischievously and hilariously accused him of manipulating his age.
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Rohit Sharma is not captain: Piyush Chawla makes outrageous comments
Piyush Chawla also praised India captain Rohit Sharma and said that the opening batsman is a bowler’s captain. He highlighted how the captain led from the front in the 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup.
Piyush Chawla also praised Rohit Sharma as a great leader and mentioned that he has played a lot of cricket with him and both share a comfort level. Speaking about the same, he explained:
“Look, if I talk about Rohit when the World Cup was going on, when I was doing commentary, I also said that there is a captain, there is a leader. Rohit Sharma is not a captain, he is a leader. He set the example. If you look at it, whether it is the 2023 50-over World Cup, whether it is the T20 World Cup.
“The way Rohit used to bat, he used to set such a tone at the top that things used to be a little bit easier for the ones coming up. So Rohit Sharma is a captain for a bowler. But he is a real leader. He gives you a free hand. And I have played a lot of cricket with him. So I feel a little bit comfortable. It’s not like we just know each other on the field,” he concluded.