India, Dec. 24 -- Rohit Sharma's return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy was celebrated with aplomb, and his stay on the field during the first innings of the Mumbai vs Sikkim was nothing short of a festival as Christmas came a day early in Jaipur. The former India captain, playing his first VHT game since 2017, was the apple of everyone's eyes as fans turned up in numbers to witness their beloved cricketers, potentially for the last time in their city. Each and every movement of Rohit's was cheered with pomp and slogans. Sample this. A crowd of 7,000 was expected for the match, but at least 10,000 showed up, with most inside the venue and a sea of others outside, flooding the stadium. All because of one man.

The fact that Rohit came back to p...