Watch: Fans Try To Touch KL Rahul's Feet. Here's What Happened Next

10.01.2024 - 17:02 sports.ndtv.com

KL Rahul had a good outing in the recently concluded Test series against South Africa with a hard-fought century in Centurion but the wicket-keeper batter was not included for the T20I series against Afghanistan starting Thursday.

With the T20 World Cup 2024 just round the corner, Jitesh Sharma and Sanju Samson were given a chance to show their mettle on the international stage.

In a video doing the rounds on social media, Rahul was seen coming out of a restaurant when he was mobbed by some of his fans.

Two of the fans tried to touch his feet but Rahul stopped them and took pictures with them instead. Earlier, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul's omission from the squad against Afghanistan, especially when he and skipper Rohit Sharma both put up disappointing numbers during ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

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