A hilarious IPL ad featuring Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Suniel Shetty has gone viral.© X (Twitter)
The new Indian Premier League (IPL) season begins on Friday with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the tournament. Before the tournament began, organizers released a hilarious ad featuring Rohit Sharmacaptain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) KL Rahul and Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty. For the uninitiated, Shetty is Rahul’s father-in-law, who is married to the actor’s daughter Athiya Shetty. In the video, Shetty, a Mumbai Indians fan, and Rohit can be seen trolling Rahul.
“Family dinner chal raha hai yaar,” Rohit can be heard saying in the ad.
Rahul then called Shetty as Dad in the ad, but the actor floored the LSG skipper saying, “No Dad. Jab tak chal raha hai tournament, Sharma ji ka beta, mera beta.”
The hilarious ad went viral on social media and a clip of the same was shared by Rohit on X (formerly Twitter).
“Family time is over with @klrahul, rivalry time shuru ho gaya hai! @SunielVShetty ab hue humare,” Rohit captioned the video.
Meanwhile, Rohit will play under Hardik Pandyaas captain this season after being removed from the skipper’s role by Mumbai Indians.
On Wednesday, Hardik and Rohit greeted each other with a kiss during MI’s practice session.
Pandya was asked if he had a chance to discuss the change of direction with Rohit and the Indian all-rounder had a clear answer.
“Yes and no. I don’t have much time to speak with Rohit because he is on tour. I will definitely catch up with him when he joins the team,” Hardik said at the event.
Pandya also said that Rohit will continue to be a guiding force for him during the IPL despite the unexpected change in management announced by the franchise ahead of the upcoming season.
“It won’t be any different, he’ll always be there to help me. This team, what they’ve achieved, they’ve achieved under him and I just have to continue on this path. He’s going to have his hand on my shoulders ,” Pandya said during a media interaction.
“We respect the fans but we focus on the sport and what is required. I focus on the controllable elements, the fans have all the rights and I respect their opinion,” he replied when asked. asked about fans’ outrage over Rohit’s withdrawal.
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