During Tuesday's pre-match
press conference in New York for the
india vs.
ireland T20 World Cup,
india captain
rohit sharma became irritated with a question. When an
indian journalist inquired about Rohit's thoughts on the pitch invader during India's lone warm-up match against
bangladesh at the Nassau County
international Stadium on
june 1, the patiently responding Rohit seemed agitated.
"At the start of the warm-up game, a supporter unexpectedly touched the ground. You were telling him to ease up, the way the security officers apprehended him. The reporter said, "Can you tell us about the emotion at that time?"
Rohit expressed his dissatisfaction to the reporter by informing her that such things need not to be publicized. "Sabse pahle toh main bolunga ki koi bhi aise ground mein intrude na kare. Ye sahi nahi hai aur yeh sawal bhi sahi nahi thha (See, first of all, I would say that no one should intrude into the ground. This is not right. And this question was also not right, because we don't want to promote this thing that who is running and coming to the ground)," Rohit said.
A fan at the newly constructed stadium in New York got past the security to meet Rohit during the warm-up match. That took place amid Bangladesh's pursuit. Before being caught and detained by two cops, the fan was able to give the
indian captain an embrace. Rohit then pleaded with the security staff to treat the fan with kindness and not do him any harm.