England vs India: Rohit Sharma visits 6-year-old kid who was hit by his six at The Oval
India Today
ENG vs IND, 1st ODI: On Thursday, India defeated England by 10 wickets at The Oval after Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 76.
Rohit Sharma had an incredible outing on Tuesday, July 12 in the first ODI between India and England at the Kennington Oval in London. The Indian skipper didn’t win the Player of the Match award, but grabbed the limelight with a sparkling 76-run knock.
Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan stitched together an unbeaten 114-run stand to help India chase down 111 and win the match by 10 wickets. Rohit’s knock was laced with six fours and five sixes.
However, one of the sixes went on to hit a young 6-year-old girl in the stands. In the fifth over of India’s run-chase, Rohit smashed fast bowler David Willey for a massive six over the long-leg region.
The girl in the stands failed to get out of the line of the ball and copped a blow. Former England batter Michael Atherton and former India head coach Ravi Shastri also talked about the matter.
“It seems someone in the crowd may have gotten hit by this six from Rohit Sharma. Fingers crossed nobody is hurt,” Atherton said.
“Yes, it looks that way. The way Rohit is looking towards that area, he might have got the message. It’s probably hit someone,” Shastri said.
Later, the official Twitter handle of the Barmy Army also shared an update on the girl. The physiotherapists of the England cricket team, thereafter, rushed to check on the well-being of the girl. However, it was learned that the girl didn’t suffer any major injury.
