Overview
- The incident occurred on January 7 at Mumbai Airport as Rohit Sharma left for Vadodara to join India’s ODI squad for the New Zealand series starting January 11 at the BCA Stadium.
- After accidentally bumping into a young girl left in his path, Sharma held her hand, guided her to her parents, and admonished them, telling them not to place small children in crowded walkways.
- Footage first shared by the social media account @rushiii_12 spread widely online and drew praise for Sharma’s concern for the child’s safety.
- Reports note it is not established whether the child was left there by mistake or intentionally, and there have been no clarifying statements from the family or authorities.
- A separate short video showed Sharma stopping to sign a fan’s poster at the airport, as recent scenes around his practice in Mumbai drew crowds of more than 100 onlookers.