Rohit, who is out of Indian Test team, is playing domestic cricket before ODI series aganst West Indies.
Fans breaking security to meet their idol in middle of a game is becoming very common nowadays. Recently, in both the Test matches of India against West Indies, fans entered the field to click a selfie with Virat Kohli.
Cricketers in India get a special treatment by fans because of their rich popularity. They get a huge fan following wherever they go across the country and even in other nations.
This time, the incident happened with Rohit Sharma during Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinal against Bihar. Mumbai was chasing a small target of 70 runs in 50 overs. At the end of 10th over, when Rohit was batting on 21*, a fan entered the ground and bowed down on his feet.
Mumbai is now into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. They chased down the target inside 13 overs and won the game by 9 wickets. Rohit Sharma remained not out on 33.
WATCH:
Fan falls on #RohitSharma feet !
— Gowtham (@Mersal_GautamVj) October 14, 2018
Craze for Cricket in India ????????#VijayHazareTrophy !@RoUniverse45 @RohitsAvenger @vaishali_45 @Rohitswarrior_ @TrhtvOfficial pic.twitter.com/KuBxLpOoUH
"A fan has just entered the field and bowed down on knees to Rohit. What scene ????," Mihir Chavan, a Twitter user, shared the picture of the incident.
A fan has just entered the field and bowed down on knees to Rohit . What scene ???? pic.twitter.com/Qtko5okl2T
— Mihir Chavan (@ImMihir05) October 14, 2018