‘Log kitna pyar karte hain’ – Rohit Sharma win hearts after consoling his crying young fan

The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series set to get underway on January 10, Tuesday and prior to the start of the game, the captain met his fans in Assam on Monday, as he attended the press conference clarifying his future in the shortest format of the game and Indian pacer Jaspirt Bumrah getting ruled out as well. 

While there were many points to take away from the press conference, Rohit consoling a kid who started crying after meeting him turned out to be the sweetest moment of all. Fans, who shared the video all over the internet, claimed that it was a sweet moment between the young fan and the Indian captain. 

Watch Rohit Sharma consoling the young fan here: 

I’ve not decided to give up the format: Rohit Sharma

For the unversed, the Indian captain and veteran Virat Kohli were rested for the T20I series against the Lankan Lions, sparking rumours that the board and the selectors have moved on from the two. Opening up on the same, the right-handed batter said that he has not given up on the shortest format of the game, hinting at a possible comeback post the conclusion of the Indian T20 League. 

“We have only six T20Is, three are over. So we’ll manage, you know to look after those boys till the Indian T20 League. Then we’ll see what happens after the Indian T20 League. But certainly, I’ve not decided to give up the format,” Rohit was quoted as saying in the press conference. 

“At the moment I think it was made clear in the past that it’s a 50-over World Cup year for us. And for some of the guys, it’s not possible to play all formats. If you look at the schedule, there were back-to-back matches, so we decided on just looking at some players’ workload that we wanted to make sure that they get enough break time and manage them. I definitely fall in that (category) as well,” said the Indian captain further. 

Here’s how fans have reacted to the video that is now going viral on the internet: