Indian team’s veteran batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are seen playing domestic cricket before the upcoming New Zealand series. Due to BCCI’s strict rules for playing domestic cricket, both these cricketers are playing for their respective teams in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
On Wednesday, while playing for Mumbai, Rohit Sharma scored a century, while Virat Kohli played a strong century inning for Delhi. Both these star players played a vital role in making their respective teams win.
Rohit Sharma encountered a cute moment after Mumbai’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match
After the match, a video has gone viral on social media, in which Rohit Sharma met a little fan wearing Virat Kohli’s jersey on the field and hugged him.Toss won by Afghanistan Under-19 and elected to fieldAfter the match between Mumbai and Sikkim, a young fan wearing Virat Kohli’s jersey (number 18) ran towards Rohit Sharma. The child tried to touch Rohit’s buttocks, but Rohit immediately stopped him and hugged him. Everyone praised Rohit’s gesture towards the Virat fan.
This video is going viral on social media.Rohit smashed 18 fours and nine sixes in his innings against Sikkim. Mumbai achieved the target of 237 runs in 30.3 overs. Star batsman Virat Kohli, in his 330th List A innings against Andhra Pradesh, surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest to score 16,000 runs.
Kohli had previously played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2009-10, while Rohit participated in the tournament in 2017-18. Rohit scored a century on Wednesday at the age of 38 years and 238 days, becoming the second-oldest cricketer to score a century in the tournament. The oldest cricketer to score a century in the tournament is Bengal’s Anustup Majumdar, who scored two centuries in the 2023-24 season at the age of 39.