Published 15:20 IST, October 12th 2019

Rohit Sharma almost trips as pitch invader tries to touch his feet

As India was fielding, a fan attempted to touch Rohit Sharma's feet following which Rohit Sharma tried to prevent him from doing so and nearly lost his balance

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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Indian fans' reverence for ir cricketers is on a next level and it has been proved often during matches at home, as fans invade field in order to attempt to touch or meet ir favourite stars from national team. This time it was India's star opener Rohit Sharma, who almost tripped over a fan, who had tried to touch Hit Man's feet during second Test in Pune. As India was fielding, a fan attempted to touch Rohit Sharma's feet following which Rohit Sharma tried to prevent him from doing so and nearly lost his balance in process. A series of pictures from match reveals exact moment and or players including skipper Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Mayank Agarwal can be seen looking on as Rohit Sharma almost falls down. India mounted pressure on Proteas right from beginning, leaving m three wickets down at stumps on Day two and furr weakened ir position on Day three. 

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Rohit Sharma almost tips over

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Kagiso Rabada's ugly spat with de Kock

After first delivery of 123rd over, Rabada threw ball to wicketkeeper, who was probably t aware of same and thus failed to catch in time. two batsmen on crease - Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja - sensed an opportunity to sneak a quick single. Rabada, who was visibly frustrated since Indian batsmen were on strong foot, lost his cool and shouted at his teammate for t being alert and giving away a run. de Kock, ar senior member of team was t in any mood to take hear anything from hid bowler and replied to his bowler. incident did t end re since at end of over, y continued argument and since Rabada was close to wicketkeeper while fielding, it only increased. Captain Faf de Plessis had to jog over to prevent situation from running out of hand. South Africa are currently trailing India by 376 runs with two wickets left and are struggling to push forward but a follow on looks inevitable for Proteas. 

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15:02 IST, October 12th 2019