'Jitni cheezen Rohit Sharma bhoolta hai..'- Toss gaffe against New Zealand revives viral video of Virat Kohli talking about Rohit Sharma's forgetfulness

Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma (Image source: Twitter)

Rohit Sharma, known for his witty and humorous press conference statements, was speechless during the coin toss for the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in Raipur. Despite winning the toss, he momentarily forgot what he wanted to do and appeared confused and uncertain about whether to bat or bowl. He even placed his hands on his head as he took 15 seconds to make a decision before ultimately choosing to field.

"I forgot what we wanted to do, had plenty of discussions with the team about the toss decision, just wanted to challenge ourselves under difficult conditions, but we'll bowl first," said Rohit after winning the toss.

Rohit Sharma's embarrassing moment during the coin toss sparked a frenzy online, prompting Twitter users to dig up past instances of his absent-mindedness. A video from the talk show "Breakfast With Champions" hosted by Gaurav Kapur resurfaced, in which current Indian captain Virat Kohli had previously spoken about Rohit's tendency to forget things.

Here's the five-year-old video of Virat Kohli talking about Rohit Sharma's forgetfulness: 

Kohli on Rohit Sharma 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/U7Uv2eVCIT

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"The number of things Rohit Sharma forgets; I have never seen anyone else so forgetful. iPad, wallet, phone...not the small things, but daily use essentials...I don't care, I'll get a new one. he has no idea he's left something, the bus would've travelled halfway to the hotel and then he remembers 'Oh, I left my iPad on the plane'. He's left his passport also a few times. It was really difficult to retrieve it. The logistical manager always asks, 'Does Rohit Sharma have all his stuff?'. Once he gets a yes from Rohit then only does the bus departs," Kohli had said about the Indian captain five years ago.

Rohit is one of the funniest people- Kohli

Kohli also suggested that Rohit Sharma was one of the funniest people in the team. HE talked about how Rohit talked in uncertainties and his local Mumbai lingo made people not understand what he says.

"Rohit Sharma is actually one of the funniest people you will ever come across. The best thing about him is that very often he starts talking in typical Mumbai street lingo. Like if I have to say, 'There's a lot of traffic in Lokhandwala', he will say 'There's a lot of this over there'. Then we wait... 5 seconds, 10 seconds. He'll again go 'But it's very this, man'. Basically, it's up to you to understand. I've said what I had to and now it is up to you and how sharp your brain is... I am not going to explain what I'm talking about," the 34-year-old said.