As Rohit Sharma raced to another century at Lord's in London, the raw emotion of the moment wasn't limited to the pitch, cameras panning to the stands caught his wife Ritika Sajdeh wiping away tears of joy behind her sunglasses, and the clip has since spread rapidly online.
The boundary that sealed a 34th ODI hundred
With the innings deep into its 31st over, Rohit dispatched a delivery from Adil Rashid to the fence off the fourth ball to bring up his century, his 34th in one day international cricket. Reaching the milestone on the historic turf of Lord's added extra weight to the achievement.
Gambhir and the dressing room join the applause
The instant the shot connected, spectators across the ground rose to their feet in applause. Inside the dressing room, head coach Gautam Gambhir and the rest of the squad kept clapping, celebrating the innings from the man nicknamed Hitman. For a few minutes, the entire stadium turned into a celebration.
Sunglasses couldn't hide Ritika's tears
As the applause continued, the broadcast camera swung toward the stands and found Ritika Sajdeh among the crowd. She was smiling, but her eyes had welled up, and she was seen repeatedly dabbing away tears from behind her dark glasses. The moment made clear just how much her husband's landmark innings meant to her, and the footage quickly went viral across social media platforms.
Kohli's hug with Rohit added to the buzz
Adding to the celebratory mood, Virat Kohli was seen embracing Rohit right after the century, a moment that also made its way online. Posting on X on July 19, 2026, one user described the scene, noting that Kohli hugged Rohit after his hundred as the crowd erupted, tagging the moment with hashtags referencing both players and the match, which quickly started trending.
