Rohit Sharma shouts at security for stopping little kid from meeting him, fans say ‘people's captain’ - Video goes viral

Rohit Sharma might not the Indian captain anymore but never missed to win people's hearts as he scolded and shouted at the security for stopping a young kid from meeting him at the iconic Shivaji Park in Mumbai recently. Having already retired from T20Is and Tests, Rohit was training at the Shivaji Park, in preparation for the upcoming tour of Australia.

Along with Rohit, Virat Kohli also makes his return to the Indian dressing room for the ODI in Australia. Post training, as Rohit was packing his bags, a young fan sneaked past the ropes to meet Rohit. However, the security stepped in timely to stop the young soul, which irked the 38-year-old.

As soon as Rohit sighted the young kid being stopped by his personal security, the former Indian skipper shouted and scolded at the security, the video of which went viral on social media. Rohit's gesture drew huge cheers from the gathered crowd, who were quick to applaud his down-to-earth reaction.

Not just the onlookers, Rohit's gesture also earned him praise on social media, as fans called him “people's captain”. The Indian team will be playing three ODIs and five T20Is against Australia beginning October 19.

Rohit was being helped by former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. Kolkata Knight Riders youngster and local Mumbai talent Angkrish Raghuvanshi was also in attendance as the Indian batting stalwart trained for nearly two hours before heading home. Earlier, a large crowd had gathered at the Shivaji Park just to catch a glimpse of Rohit. He was accompanied by his wife Ritika Sajdeh.

Rohit Sharma passes baton to Shubman Gill

Having taken over the reins from Kohli in 2021, Rohit achieved major success in the white-ball formats as far as his leadership is concerned. He led the Indian team to the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup at home where they lost to Australia. Rohit led India to a second T20 World Cup title in 2024, before leading the side to ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Ahead of the white-ball tour of Australia, the BCCI announced Shubman Gill as the new ODI captain, thus relieving Rohit off his captaincy duties alltogether. Earlier, Gill was given the Test captaincy following Rohit's retirement. Suryakumar Yadav is India's T20I captain.