India, Oct. 10 -- A viral clip on social media shows Rohit Sharma stepping out after a training session at Mumbai's Shivaji Park while huge fans surge toward the exit. Beside him, his longtime friend and confidant Abhishek Nayar can be heard repeating, "Koi dhakka mat dena, hum sab fans hain, lekin usko lagna nahi chahiye."

The scene underlines a simple truth of Indian cricket: the adoration for their stars. Nayar, acting as a buffer, keeps urging the restraint in the clip as security forms a narrow corridor for Rohit to exit. The crowd size was not a one-off; Rohit's presence never fails to draw his admirers.

The timing of this clip gives it an extra charge. Just six days ago, Sharma was removed from ODI captaincy as Shubman Gill was h...