The 26th annual Ceat Cricket Awards Ceremony, which was held on Wednesday in Mumbai, celebrated ‘Indian cricketers’ achievements both as individuals and as a team.
In this regard, the event witnessed a number of important figures from the cricket fraternity but a beautiful moment between Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer stole the spotlight before the awards ceremony all over social media platforms.
This is when cameras caught sight of T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma pacing around the hall searching for his reserved seat.
At that point, Seated in row two, Shreyas Iyer spotted Rohit’s predicament. Rising from his chair, he instantly offered it to the older player with reverence.
The reply came in form of a broad smile and a pat on back by Rohit.
Rohit had to accept Iyer’s offer owing to his humility and took a seat at the second row; meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik found himself sitting just one seat ahead of him.
During this function, Rohit Sharma was awarded Men’s International Cricketer of the Year accolade which speaks volumes about how well he has performed on several occasions internationally.
Similarly, Shreyas Iyer won an award recognizing his leadership when Kolkata Knight Riders emerged champions of Indian Premier League for first time in ten years.