As Team India prepared for the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia, an unusual incident took place which caught the attention of captain Rohit Sharma. A fan took an unusual approach to get an autograph from Rohit Sharma, drawing attention to her creative method.
Team India have been hard at work in the nets ahead of the Boxing Day Test, which is set to begin on Thursday, December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With the series tied at 1-1, India will hope to perform well and secure a third consecutive Test series win in Australia.
Watch: A fan uses an unusual method with a rope to catch Rohit Sharma's attention
During a training session on Tuesday, an unusual incident caught the attention of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. A fan used a rope to lower a bat down to the players, hoping to get an autograph from Rohit. In a video shared by journalist Vimal Kumar, the fan can be seen hanging the bat with a string.
After the practice session, Rohit took time to interact with the fans, sign autographs and chat with them. Jaspreet, a devoted fan, was at the training in Melbourne with her family, hoping to get her jersey signed by the India captain. Her patience paid off after waiting for almost eight hours.
A fan reveals how she managed to get autographs from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja
Jaspreet initially hoped to meet Virat Kohli but missed the opportunity. However, she managed to get autographs from Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma. Rohit, surprised by the method, signed the bat, making Jaspreet's day. Jaspreet also said that he managed to get Jadeja's autograph.
“Before I came here last night, I thought about what the point might be. How can we get an autograph? Because I never came to this part of the stadium. So when I saw your video I thought that might be the point. don't tie the bat with this rope first, I found it on a T-shirt first, Jaspreet said.
“Yes, I tied this rope from the side and hung it all the way. I shouted because the gentleman told me to let him play first and then you will get the autograph you want. But we wanted Kohli but we couldn't” He also left. But luckily I had Rohit somehow,” she added.
“We were shouting to him to give us an autograph, please. So when he was ready to get here, I quickly tied the shirt with a rope and hung it all the way up and asked him to sign it. He said to me: – What kind of system is this? I said I had no other idea, so he quickly signed our autograph.
Rohit Sharma under pressure to perform in a Test amid poor Test form
Rohit has struggled with the bat in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After missing the first Test in Perth, he joined the squad for the Adelaide Test, where he batted at No.6.
However, it did not bring success, he scored only three and six in his two innings. His performance in the third Test in Brisbane was also disappointing with just 10 runs in the first innings.
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