00:00What is going to happen today, I have never dreamt of. As a kid growing up wanting to play
00:13cricket for Mumbai, wanting to play cricket for India. Something like this, it is really,
00:19really special. Only because Wankhade is such an iconic stadium and so many memories have
00:27been created here. To have this big honor in front of so many people, especially my family,
00:34my mom and dad. Good afternoon everyone. Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has come
00:43here to make this event so so special for all of us. What is going to happen today, I have
00:53never dreamt of. As a kid growing up wanting to play cricket for Mumbai, wanting to play
00:59cricket for India. No one thinks of these kind of things. For me, it is like any other sportsman
01:10who wanted to try and give the best and use the best of his talent and ability and to serve
01:16the nation, serve the country as much as possible. While doing that, obviously, you try and achieve
01:26a lot of things. You achieve a lot of things. A lot of milestones are created. But something
01:32like this, it is really, really special. Only because Wankhade is such an iconic stadium and
01:41so many memories have been created here. For me to have my name amongst the greats of the game and
01:55world's best political leader, I cannot express what the feeling is. For that, I am really, really
02:07grateful and honoured and very, very thankful as well to all the MCA members, Ajinka Nayak, Sanjay Nayak,
02:19Arman Bhai and of course, not to forget the Apex Council members. For me to honour while I am playing,
02:29it makes it very, very special because I am still playing. I have retired from two formats, but I am still
02:33playing one format. So, it will be a surreal feeling on 21st when I come here and play against Delhi Capitals,
02:42representing Mumbai Indians. And to have a stand, it will be a very, very special feeling. And it will even
02:48get special while representing the country. Whenever that happens, India plays, whichever team here, that is going to
02:59make it even more special. And to have this big honour in front of so many people, especially my family, my
03:10mom and dad, my brother, his wife and my wife who is present here as well. Very, very special people in my life. And I am so, so grateful and
03:26thankful to whatever they have sacrificed for me, for me to stand here and talk about, you know, this special day. And of course, not to
03:37forget, you know, my very, very special team Mumbai Indians is also here, who I am pretty sure are waiting for my
03:49speech to get over so that they can start training. But thank you guys for coming there and supporting. I would like to
03:56thank the media and all the members and special thanks to Shri Sharath Bawar Sahib and Fatnavish Sir to be here and
04:05make it very, very special. This is a very, very special day in my life, which I will never forget. So, thank you again.
04:11Thank you to all the MCA members, you know, for honouring this to me and my family. It's a very, very special day. Thank you again, guys.
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