An image is going viral across social media platforms claiming to show Indian men’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma’s press conference following their 4-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday (March 4). According to the claim, when asked what was his biggest takeaway from the win against Australia, Sharma humorously quips that the victory meant there was no more Australian cricket team in the competition.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Fact Check
Newschecker noticed that the sponsors board in the background of the press conference read, “ICC Men’s T20 World Cup West Indies & USA 2024”, indicating that it is not from the ongoing tournament.
A relevant keyword search led us to multiple news reports on the incident, stating that it happened during the press conference before the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final against England on June 26, 2024.
“India captain Rohit Sharma was in a joyous mood as he took a playful dig at Australia during the press conference before the semi-final against England on June 26. Rohit claimed that the biggest takeaway from the tournament was the fact that there was no Australia in the competition. Rohit played a starring role in ensuring that Australia were knocked as he scored 92 off just 41 balls during their Super 8 clash,” read an India Today report, dated June 27, 2024. Similar reports can be seen here and here, confirming that the incident happened on June 26, 2024, when India captain Rohit Sharma was at the press conference room of the Providence Stadium in Guyana ahead of the T20 World Cup semifinal against England.
The ICC, too, uploaded the entire exchange between the reporter and Sharma on their Instagram account on June 27, 2024, further confirming that the viral quote is not from after India’s victory in the 2025 Champions Trophy semi-final.
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Conclusion
Viral quote of Rohit Sharma is from 2024 T20 World Cup, not after India’s victory over Australia in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Source
India Today report, June 27, 2024
Instagram post, ICC, June 27, 2024
