New Delhi, May 16 -- Rohit Sharma has been immortalised at the Wankhede stadium after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) held a ceremony to unveil the new stand in his honour on May 16, Friday.

Hitman, as Sharma is fondly known, was present at the ceremony along with the who's who of cricket adminstration and politics such as former BCCI president Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Also present were his family members including his wife, Ritika, and his parents as well.

Sharma's parents, along with Fadnavis, inaugurated the stand to cheers from the crowd present.

The former India Test captain spoke at the ceremony and paid his gratitude to all involved.

He said: "I would like to thank everyone who has come here to m...