346. Jassi being asked in Spicy Pitch the one teammate he'd like to play a prank on; Jassi saying 'Hardik' without hesistation (no surprises there)
347. Jaddu running Jinks out in MCG first innings in the haste of reaching his 50; Jinks' ungrudging and supportive gesture of 'it's ok, you carry on' before walking off
348. Kuldeep saying plaintively that if he's even two minutes late getting ready, Rohit bhai and Yuzi would leave without him; Kuldeep not finding it a bit strange to refer to their dadagiri on the field and his love for the two of them in the same sentence
349. Shami and Jassi changing the whole complexion of Lord's 2021 with their sublime batting in the second innings, on the fifth day; courtesy Virat's planning, the whole team comes down to give them a guard of honour when they return, clapping, cheering, causing chaos out of sheer delight
350. Virat praising Rohit in the press conference after India defeats England 3-1 in the home Test series; camera cutting to the team shows Rohit rolling on the ground
351. Later in the same Presentation, Ash getting the Man of the Series Trophy and giving a long interview under the blazing sun of Motera; his teammates shouting behind him, 'Bohot garmi hai, jaldi wapas aa!'
352. Ben Stokes trying to sledge Siraj; Siraj saying later in the interview, "I told Virat bhai, he said he'll handle it."
353. Ash being asked about Risbhabh dropping a catch and denying him a wicket; Ash saying with all the understanding of an older brother about Rishabh telling him, "Ash bhai, I take these catches so easily in domestic matches and in IPL"; Ash's tone making it clear he did not hold it against Rishabh, not one bit
354. Oversmart journalist asking captain Virat, after Rohit's failure in the first T20 WC match against Pakistan why Kishan didn't play; Virat laughing and saying, "You will drop Rohit Sharma from T20 Internationals? You will drop Rohit Sharma? You know what he did in the last game for us, yeah? Unbelievable", and burying his head in his hands, because it was so stupid it was funny
355. Four months later, another oversmart journalist asking captain Rohit about how worried they were about Virat's performances and how the management would try to give Virat his confidence back, and Rohit's first reaction being a laugh too..."Virat Kohli ko confidence ki zarurat hai...kya baat kar rahe ho yaar. Arey bhai...century na aana alag baat hai, South Africa ka series me bhi wo 50 run banaye teen matches me. So I don't see there's anything wrong."
356. In the first match with Rohit full-time ODI captain, Rohit and Virat putting an end to all rift rumours for the 1000th time; the Indian team arguing about whether a ball of Yuzi's had caught the edge, Rishabh mumbling uncertainly, "Mujhe to nahi laga," Virat coming up, saying with authority, "Rohit, 100% bat pe laga hai, phir bat pad pe laga hai", Risbhabh continuing to mumble his protests, Virat going, "Mereko toh laga out hai"; Rohit takes the review without waiting a single more second-and it was out
357. Deepak asking Mahi bhai in an interview what would be the best ball to bowl to him, you know, from a cricketing point of view; Mahi bhai going wickedly, 'knuckle ball'; Deepak saying, aggrieved, "Bhaiya bohot door maroge aap."
358. India 9-down with several runs to go for Ash's century in his hometown vs England; Siraj taking it upon himself to ensure he did reach the century; the Chepauk crowd applauding every defense of Siraj's...and afterwards, when Ash gets his century, Siraj punching the air and running like it was his own century
359. Rahul speaking on England sledging Shami and Bumrah in the Lord's Test 2021..."If you go after one of us, you're going after the whole team, all eleven of us will come right back."
360. Jinks throwing himself into Rohit's arms in the happiest moment of his life, when they breached Gabba, and Rohit yelling at the top of his voice what seemed suspiciously like expletives
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