Rishabh Pant Labels Rohit Sharma 'Jethani', Gautam Gambhir Can't Stop Laughing

Rishabh Pant Labels Rohit Sharma 'Jethani', Gautam Gambhir Can't Stop Laughing

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Last Updated: July 05, 2025, 13:48 IST

Rishabh Pant made Gautam Gambhir burst into laughter by calling Rohit Sharma the 'Jethani' of the Indian team,

Rishabh Pant might have given a new nickname to Rohit Sharma. (PC: AP, BCCI)

Rishabh Pant made India head coach Gautam Gambhir burst out with laughter by picking Rohit Sharma as the ‘Jethani’ or the typical daily-soap sister-in-law of the Men in Blue dressing room during an appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix. Gambhir couldn’t control himself at the wicketkeeper-batter’s prompt response and suggested that he could take the name only because Rohit had taken retirement.

Pant’s answer was in response to host Kapil Sharma’s question on who in the team took advantage of their seniority and had a bossy attitude towards players.

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“In most families, there is a jethani (sister-in-law), who’s calling all the shots. Who is such a player in the Indian team, someone who orders around, even if it was to take advantage of their seniority?" Kapil asked Pant.

To which, the ‘keeper replied: “Rohit bhai is like that…. he can come out a bit strong!"

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter was sitting between teammates Abhishek Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal, who also couldn’t control themselves.

Rohit stunned many by announcing his retirement from Test cricket in May. His reveal came soon after reports came through claiming that he was to be removed from captaincy ahead of the five-Test tour of England, which is currently ongoing with India playing under Shubman Gill.

While his loyal supporters expected Rohit to bounce back in England, the cricketer penned an emotional farewell note on an Instagram story post on May 7. “Hello everyone I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honor to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format," Rohit wrote.

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Rohit, who had emerged as one of the best openers in the format since being asked to do the top-order duties in September 2019, had a drastic fall on his returns last season and had a disastrous final assignment as player and captain in the 3-1 loss at the hands of Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

In his absence, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have handled the job well, as India continue to compete at Edgbaston in the second Test after losing the first by five wickets at Headingley.

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First Published: July 05, 2025, 13:42 IST

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