[Watch] Rohit Sharma runs towards his car to escape from a huge gathering of fans
Team India captain Rohit Sharma had to run towards his car after being surrounded by a huge gathering of fans during a recent practice session in Mumbai.
Rohit is currently on a mini break from the field after the conclusion of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. India won the series comfortably by a 2-0 margin and remained at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table.
They will be hoping to continue in the same vein of form during the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand to inch closer to securing a top-two finish in the WTC points table. Good performances against the Kiwis are also crucial for India will next play five challenging Test matches in Australia.
Rohit Sharma has been training in his hometown, Mumbai, to prepare for the upcoming series. Fans recently surrounded him at a facility, which forced Rohit to escape and run towards his car. An X (formerly known as Twitter) gave a glimpse of the incident by sharing a video.
You can watch the video below:
"The “Gohit” approach" - Sunil Gavaskar terms India's enthralling batting approach in Kanpur Test vs Bangladesh using Rohit Sharma's name
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar recently termed India's aggressive batting display in the second Test against Bangladesh as a 'Gohit' approach, deriving it from captain Rohit Sharma's name. He felt that it was appropriate rather than calling the approach a version of Bazball.
In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar wrote:
"Instead of using the words this-ball or that-ball, I would suggest using the skipper’s first name, Rohit, and term it the “Gohit” approach. Hopefully, brainier people will come up with a trendier name for this rather than the lazy option of calling it after Bazball. While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit Sharma, had shown the way, some from the old powers referred to it as “Gamball” after the Indian coach, Gautam Gambhir."
He continued:
"This Indian batting approach was labelled this-ball and that-ball after the term “Bazball” was coined for the England team’s batting attitude. It was called this because “Baz” is the nickname of their coach, Brendon McCullum from New Zealand, who batted exactly as his team is doing — throwing caution to the winds in an attempt to score runs."
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