Team India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday presented the T20 World Cup winning ring Mohammed Siraj ahead of Mumbai Indians clash against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium. Siraj had missed the ceremony held earlier this year during the BCCI’s Naman Awards.
“This is for Mohammad Siraj,” Rohit Sharma said in a video posted by BCCI.
“We missed you at the function. You played a vital role in our T20 campaign.
“So I am proudly presenting him a very very special ring which was made for all of us. Unfortunately Siraj wasn’t there so I would like to present this to Mr. Siraj.”
The video ended with Siraj flexing the medal and said: “Champion.”
Last year, India defeated South Africa in Barbados to lift the T20 World Cup title, country’s first major success since the 2013 Champions Trophy.
The customised ring features name and jersey number of players, with an Ashok chakra embedded on top.
“Presenting #TeamIndia with their CHAMPIONS RING to honour their flawless campaign in the #T20WorldCup.”
“Diamonds may be forever, but this win certainly is immortalised in a billion hearts. These memories will ‘Ring’ loud and live with us forever,” BCCI had said on X.
India managed to win the final despite South Africa at one stage needing just 30 runs off as many balls.
After the final, India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli announced their T20I retirements. A day later, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja joined them in bidding adieu to the format.
