Seeing pitch invaders during matches in India has become a common occurrence nowadays. Fans who get over-excited want to meet their stars in person, however, they don't think about the risk they take.
Seeing pitch invaders during matches in India has become a common occurrence nowadays. Fans who get over-excited want to meet their stars in person, however, they don't think about the risk they take.
During India’s 2nd T20I against South Africa in Mohali, twice fans broke on to the field and even during the 1st Test against the Proteas in Visakhapatnam.
Now, on Day 3 of the ongoing 2nd Test between the two teams in Pune, a fan went past the security forces into the stadium, just after the lunch break.
The pitch invader ran straight towards Rohit Sharma and attempted to kiss his feet. He even took the cricketer down with him, before he was taken away by the security guards.
The incident angered former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who on commentary said, “These incidents happen because security people are not watching the crowd but are watching the match. This has been the perennial problem in India. The security is not there to watch the match for free. They are there to stop such interruptions from happening”.
He further added, “I say put the camera on the security and check whether they are watching the match or the crowd. This is a dangerous security issue which is what you are there for, to make sure no one goes into the crowd. Anyone can cause damage to a player. It has happened in the past, why take a chance.”
Gavaskar went on, “Remember, it is not easy to get into the ground. There are a lot of barricades, and still, these incidents are happening.”
As for the match, India dominated with the bat and have continued it with the ball. India declared after scoring 601 and the Proteas are now eight wickets down.
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