‘It was a…’: Sikkim captain Leyong Lepcha shared his experience playing with Rohit Sharma in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Sikkim captain and one of the greatest players, Leyong Lepcha, expressed his experience playing against Rohit Sharma in the opener match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025.

Mumbai had played their opening match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 against Sikkim in Jaipur on Wednesday. However, Sikkim lost the match but the moment playing with Rohit Sharma will also be memorable for them.

Former Indian captain and one of the greatest batters of all time. Rohit Sharma played a great knock in the first match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 as he scored 155 runs off 94 balls. However, Rohit made his comeback in the tournament after 7 long years. Mumbai won the match by eight wickets.

“It was a great experience. We played pretty well while batting first. And it was a great experience to watch this great man from this close up. I guess he was waiting for the loose balls. During the course of the game, I thought he respected the good balls and he capitalised on the loose balls. The scoring rate and the strike rate is very high when all these international players play. It was a treat watching him from so close and it was an honour,” Lepcha said.

“Well absolutely. To be in the same ground and playing the same match with a World Cup winning captain. It is a dream come true for all the guys in Sikkim. Didn’t get a chance to speak to him because he’s always surrounded by security. As you know, he’s a very big player so I hope we get a chance to meet him after the match. I had a few chit chats with him when he was batting,” he added.

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