Before leaving for the United States to compete in the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, did something heartwarming towards a young fan. This incident happened when Rohit and his teammate Ravindra Jadeja, a superstar allrounder, were going through normal security checks at the airport.
Amongst many activities ongoing in that airport, a little supporter was noticed by Rohit. The boy had an Indian cricket team jersey on and carried with him a poster from which he was eagerly seeking autograph for from the Indian skipper.
Initially, Rohit tried to avoid the fan saying “baad mein baad mein. ”However, as the fan continued to request, Rohit decided to grant his wish since he realized that he was really enthusiastic about it and therefore asked the securities to let in this young fan.
Then thrilled young boy received an autographed poster from Rohit.
On Saturday afternoon, skipper Rohit led an initial group of Indian cricketers departing for America prior to T20 World Cup set to start on 2nd June. The West Indies and USA will jointly host this year’s T20 World Cup between June 2 and June 29th.
Head coach Rahul Dravid; batting coach Vikram Rathour; pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah; top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav among others also flew out with them from Mumbai Airport.
Other players who also travelled include Shivam Dube (Bengaluru), Mohammed Siraj (Hyderabad), Arshdeep Singh (Punjab), Khaleel Ahmed (Baroda), Kuldeep Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) and Axar Patel (Gujarat).
Thereafter, India’s first match will be against Ireland that will be taking place on June 5 at iNassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York city which is newly built.
India’s Group A games begin with a match against Pakistan on June 9, before they play against co-hosts USA (June 12) and Canada (June 15).
