Nepal man goes to Australia to satisfy his idol Rohit Sharma: Following him since I used to be 10 years previous

A Nepalese man has gone to Australia to satisfy his idol Rohit Sharma and cheer for the Indian males’s cricket group within the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022.

Sydney,UPDATED: Oct 27, 2022 14:46 IST

Nepal man goes to Australia to satisfy his idol Rohit Sharma (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: An ardent cricket fan from Nepal went the additional mile and toured Australia to satisfy his idol Rohit Sharma and cheer for his favorite cricket group ‘India’ within the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. Mahendra from Nepal has been idolising the India captain ever since he was 10 years previous.

“I am a big fan of Rohit Sharma. He is the captain of the Indian team and also the Mumbai Indians. I came to watch him especially. I have been following him since I was ten years of age,” mentioned the fan in a video that has gone viral on social media.

Mahendra was noticed cheering for the India cricket group in the course of the Super 12 match in opposition to the Netherlands at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

India scored 179 for two in opposition to the Netherlands of their T20 World Cup match in Sydney on Thursday. Opting to bat, India produced a strong batting show with Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (62 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 not out) — all scoring scintillating fifties.

After opting to bat, Rohit struggled along with his timing at first, and left-arm seamer Fred Klaassen was unfortunate that Tim Pringle made a hash of a simple catch when the Indian captain mistimed a pull-shot.

But after connecting on a hook shot after which driving by way of the quilt level area, he discovered some rhythm and completed with a fifty off 35 balls. His inning featured 4 residence runs and three sixes.

While Rohit attacked, Kohli was content material to let him take the lead whereas taking singles and changing ones into twos. The Indian batting save all however one fired in unison as skipper Rohit (53 off 39 balls) turned the pacesetter, whereas the group’s No. 1 batter, Kohli, performed the function of an anchor to perfection with a top-score of 62 not out off 44 balls.

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Oct 27, 2022