Rohit Sharma with pitch invaders during IPL 2024©AFP

Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Rohit Sharma revealed that during the 17th edition of the match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Wankhade Stadium , he felt a little scared when a fan entered the stadium and stood next to him. The India skipper claimed that he was actually standing in front of the skateboard preparing the field when the incident occurred on April 1. “He (the fan) just said I was a big fan and I wanted a hug. I said yes, give it a hug, but please don’t do it or you’ll be in big trouble. I was actually trying to set up the venue, Suddenly Tim David, who was standing in the middle, pointed at a guy behind me. I couldn’t understand what he was trying to say, but suddenly this guy was standing next to me and I was a little scared to be honest,” Rohit said. said on the Club Prairie Fire podcast.

The MI player further spoke about wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. He said Pant was a person who made him laugh a lot.

“The person who makes me laugh the most is Rishabh Pant. He is a crazy guy. I have followed him since he was a kid and when he missed a year and a half because of that incident (accident), I was disappointed for him and I was happy He’s back on the field but he’s witty and the things he does behind the stumps will make you laugh,” the 37-year-old added.

Finally, Rohit said that when he usually wants to laugh, he calls Pant and he says something and they both laugh.

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“He has his own way of doing things and that’s what I love about him. Even when he’s coming back from injury and not playing, he still does his best to make me laugh. When I really want to laugh, I play The call was given to him and he said something and we all laughed,” concluded the right-handed batsman.

In his last match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Rohit became the first Indian to hit 500 sixes in T20 cricket. The highest number of sixes in T20 cricket is West Indies legend Chris Gayle (1,056 sixes), followed by Wisconsin all-rounder Kieron Pollard ) (860 sixes), Andre Russell (678 sixes) and Colin Munro (548 sixes). In six games in this IPL this season, Rohit has scored 261 runs at an average of 52.20 with a strike rate of 167 and a century.

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