India, May 17 -- Moments before the official unveiling of a stand named after him at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Rohit Sharma got down from the stage to escort his parents and wife, Ritika. Family has always come first for Rohit and there was no way he was enjoying a landmark moment in his life without his parents and wife right beside him. At a count of three, Rohit's mother, Purnima and father, Gurunath, pressed the buzzer along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to set off the fireworks. The Rohit Sharma stand at the Wankhede Stadium was officially unveiled even as Ritika tried her best to hide behind her father-in-law so that no one would notice the tears in her eyes. But everyone did.

It was an emotional mo...