A pitch invader disrupted the opening game of IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata on Saturday.
The spectator made his way out to the middle of the ground before embracing Virat Kohli and falling onto his feet.
A fan touches Virat Kohli’s feet after he scores fifty against KKR.
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A fan touches Virat Kohli’s feet after he scores fifty against KKR.
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RITU RAJ KONWAR/The Hindu
The incident happened in the 13th over of the match, after Kohli got to his fifty with RCB on course to an easy win. The match was halted for a few minutes before the fan was escorted off the field by the ground security staff.
During the 2023 ODI World Cup final, an invader – an Australian national – donning a white tee supporting Palestine and red shorts – invaded the pitch and tried hugging Kohli before he was apprehended by security authorities