Fans running on the ground to touch the feet of their star and favourite players is fast becoming a trend in India. Especially, In the ongoing IPL 2018, this has happened already with MS Dhoni, not once but twice. On Saturday, it happened with Virat Kohli as well, at his home ground.
Batting for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2018 match against Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla, Kohli was at the non-striker’s end in the fifth over of the game when a fan dashed passed the security and ran up to Kohli and touched his feet.
The fan was also carrying a mobile phone and after touching Kohli’s feet, he tried to click a selfie as well. The security at the stadium took the person off the field later. Kohli seemed to be in a bit of a shock with the incident.
RCB chased DD’s 181 in a must-win game in a thumping style, with Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers played scintillating knocks. Together, they shared a 118-run stand to guide their team to a five-wicket win and keep them in playoff contention.