Watch: Girl Asks Rohit Sharma To Give 'Big Fan' Message To Virat Kohli. His Reply Is...

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma's heartwarming interaction with a female fan has gone viral on social media ahead of the second Test match against New Zealand staring Thursday. At the end of the practice session at the MCA Stadium in Pune, the fan approached Rohit for an autograph and asked him to deliver a message to Kohli. The fan said,  "Rohit bhai, please give autograph." While the India skipper was signing the autograph, she said  "Tell Virat also that his big fan came here." Rohit was amused with the comment and he quickly responded - "I'll tell Virat".

India are expected to have a nearly full-strength squad for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune, with assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirming that Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill are fit and will be available for selection.

Both players are recovering from injuries that kept them out or limited their participation in the first Test, where India suffered a defeat in Bengaluru.

Pant, who injured his knee during New Zealand's first innings, left the field and did not return to wicketkeeping duties for the remainder of the match. Dhruv Jurel replaced him behind the stumps, but India hopes Pant will be fit enough to resume his role in Pune.

Rohit Sharma's conversation with a fan:

Fan - Rohit bhai, please give autograph.

Rohit - I'm coming, wait.

Fan - thank you so much, tell Virat also that his big fan came here.

Rohit - I'll tell Virat.pic.twitter.com/q0fUWHtcWm

"Yeah, I think everyone's really well. There wasn't too much bowling in that first Test, so the fast bowlers are all good. Rishabh's pretty good," Ryan said in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday. "I think Rohit Sharma touched on it the other day. He was having a little bit of discomfort