WATCH: Rohit Sharma scolds security for stopping young fan, heartwarming gesture goes viral

Team India star Rohit Sharma's heartwarming gesture for a young fan has gone viral on social media. The senior India batter was recently spotted training at Mumbai's iconic Shivaji Park, where several young cricketers and his fans gathered in huge numbers to get a glimpse of the former India captain and to meet him.

Rohit was seen shouting at his security personnel after he tried stopping a young fan from meeting him, a moment that captured the attention of many. During his practice session, a young fan managed to get past the security ropes in a bid to meet Rohit and was seen shouting the Indian cricketer's name.

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However, the Team India star's bodyguard intervened and stopped the kid. Rohit stepped in immediately and shouted at his bodyguard, signalling him to allow the young fan to meet him. Rohit's gesture drew applause from the crowd present at the ground. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, drawing praise for the former India captain's down-to-earth gesture.

Rohit arrived at Shivaji Park on Friday to practice ahead of India's upcoming tour of Australia. The senior Indian batter arrived at the iconic ground with former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and his wife Ritika Sajdeh. Mumbai cricketer Angkrish Raghuvanshi was also in attendance at the ground during Rohit's practice session.

The Indian batter trained at the venue for a couple of hours before leaving. Rohit, who was recently removed from ODI captaincy, will be making his comeback for India in the upcoming series against Australia. Having already retired from T20Is and Tests, Rohit is only active in ODIs and will be playing his first series for India since the Champions Trophy when he takes the field in the three-match rubber against Australia later this month.

Rohit has been replaced by Shubman Gill as India's captain in ODIs. Gill had earlier replaced the Hitman as India's Test captain after he quit the longest format. Despite having turned 38, Rohit remains committed to prolonging his ODI career for India ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup and recently shed a significant amount of weight to be in best possible shape for the Australia series.