India skipper Rohit Sharma came to the rescue of a pitch invader during the T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match against Bangladesh at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Saturday (June 1).

The crazy fan breached the security to enter the playing arena. He went on to hug Rohit before the security personnel came on to the field. Unlike other venues, the policemen were quite severe here as the pitch invader was tackled to the ground.

The video of the incident took the internet by storm. In the clip, Rohit was seen asking the USA police to go easy on the fan and not hurt him.

The incident took place during the Bangladesh chase after India had batted first in the warm-up fixture.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the match, India registered a comprehensive 60-run victory over Bangladesh in the warm-up clash in New York.

Opting to bat first, the Men in Blue posted 182/5 on the board on the back of Rishabh Pant’s half-century (53 retd hurt off 32 balls) and handy contributions from Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 18) and Hardik Pandya (40* off 23).

In reply, Bangladesh managed 122/9 in their allotted 20 overs. It was a listless batting display as most of them fell for a single-digit score. Mahmudullah waged a lone battle with the bat as he scored 40 off 28 balls before retiring out.

Arshdeep Singh (2/12 in 3 overs), Shivam Dube (2/13 in 3 overs), Jasprit Bumrah (1/12 in 2 overs), Mohammed Siraj (1/17 in 3 overs), Hardik Pandya (1/30 in 3 overs) and Akshar Patel (1/10 in 2 overs) were among the wickets for India.