Rohit Sharma loses his iPhone: Four times when India captain forgot or left behind his stuff

Rohit Sharma reportedly lost his phone at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday. Reports of his iPhone being stolen have surfaced. India faced Australia in the third and final ODI at the venue on Wednesday.

The phone was found to be missing during the practice session before the match. However, no official complaint has been lodged in the matter and the local authorities are trying their best to get back the phone of the Indian captain.

However, Rohit Sharma being casual and leaving his important stuff behind is not something new. The 36-year-old is infamous for his habit of forgetting and Virat Kohli has famously gone on record to say that Team India's logistics managers make sure to cross-check with Rohit Sharma before allowing the team buses to leave for the airports.

Four times when India captain forgot and left behind his stuff

On the famous YouTube talk show Breakfast with Champions, Virat Kohli opened up on Rohit Sharma's carefree attitude which has seen him leave behind his iPad, wallet, phones, and other belongings. He recalled how Rohit once left his iPad on the flight.

Rohit Sharma forgets iPad, wallet, phone: Kohli

“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'," Virat Kohli had said.

"It was really difficult retrieving 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 depart," he added.

Rohit Sharma himself admits to being careless

The Mumbai batter himself admitted to leaving behind his wedding ring in a hotel room during an overseas tour. The ring was brought back to him minutes before the flight departure.

"Naya naya married tha yar. I was newly married. Aadat nai thi pehenne ki (I didn't have a habit of wearing it at all times). Naya naya shaadi hua tha, toh main nikaal ke sota tha. I've a very bad habit of getting up late and then rushing towards the airport.

"I always tell my teammates to give me a call or knock on my door (in the team hotel) before we leave for training or the airport. Uss din aisa nai hua. Main late hogaya aur nikal gaya. (That day, I got very late and left in a hurry)," Rohit Sharma recalled on the Breakfast with Champions.

"Toh Umesh Yadav mere paas se guzre aur unke haath mein maine wedding ring dekha. Toh main bola 'ohho, s**t yar ring'. Maine Bhajju paa ko side mein liya aur bola 'Bhajju paa, aapke pehchaan wala banda tha hotel mein usko bolo shayad ring mil jaaye'….Dheere dheere sabko pata chal gaya. Phir Virat Kohli ne bahut bada news bana diya."

Ajinkya Rahane recalled Rohit's habit of misplacing things

Ajinkya Rahane has also talked about the incident once on chat show 'What The Duck'. Rahane had revealed that he had never seen Rohit more stressed and nervous.

"I have several stories about Rohit, and this particular one is about his wedding ring. We guys were on tour overseas and when we got to the airport, Rohit realised that he had forgotten his wedding ring in the hotel room. He was in such a state of panic, he was so nervous. He went to our team manager and told him what had happened, and asked him to immediately call the hotel reception and inform them about the same," Rahane said on chat show 'What The Duck'.

"We were all seated in the airport lounge and about to board the flight when eventually Rohit's ring was brought to him. I have never seen Rohit more stressed out, than on that day. No doubt he is immensely talented on the cricket field, but there are still some areas where he needs talent," he concluded.

When Rohit Sharma forgot his passport

That is not it, Rohit Sharma once forgot to bring his passport with him while leaving Delhi for England tour. The team was asked to assemble in Delhi and Rohit Sharma arrived from Mumbai without his passport.

"We all assembled in Delhi and were supposed to leave for the UK. Our man (Rohit) came chilled, having forgotten his passport back in Mumbai. It got delivered to him just in time, else he would've been left behind," Karthik said on Breakfast with Champions.

Rohit Sharma's Ghajini acts leave teammates surprised

In one of his latest 'Ghajini acts', Rohit Sharma forgot his passport once again after India's title triumph at the Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka. He realised it only after the team bus was ready to leave for the airport from the team hotel in Colombo. A video of the incident went viral.