Indian batting star Virat Kohli’s security has been repeatedly compromised, as his fans breached security to meet the global icon on the field. One such incident happened during the Rajkot ODI between India and New Zealand.
Virat Kohli is by far the greatest cricketer of the 21st century and one of the best ever in the history of the game. The great run-scorer and century machine has a huge following at the global level. Whichever country Kohli visited, his fans gave him a warm welcome.
There have been many cricketers in the history of the game, but none has had the craze like the Indian star. Undoubtedly, Kohli possesses an aura and charm along with his cricketing skills, and emotions were running high when the star bid farewell to his Test and T20I career.
A fan breaks through the security cordon to meet Virat Kohli in Rajkot
India played their first two matches of 2026 in Gujarat, as the India vs New Zealand series began with the first ODI in Vadodara. The ground hosted its first international men’s match. After this, the Men in Blue reached Rajkot for the second ODI between the two teams.
While Kohli was fielding for India at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, formerly known as the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, a fan of Virat Kohli breached security to meet the global star.
The fan, who appeared to be a young man, escaped the security barriers and ran to the center of the pitch to meet Kohli and hug him. The Indian star also welcomed him with a hug; However, security personnel soon approached and pulled him off the field.
A fan hugged Virat Kohli after he breached the security at Rajkot Stadium and entered the field. pic.twitter.com/iEuFjCkC18
– Virat Kohli 18 (@viratkohlifc518) 15 January 2026
Virat Kohli’s continuous streak of 50+ scores broken in Rajkot
Since returning to international cricket with the ODIs in Australia, Kohli regained form from the third ODI in Sydney after being out for two consecutive ducks. Kohli’s first 50+ score after his return came in the SCG ODI when he along with Rohit Sharma led India to their only win in the series.
He then arrived in India with the Indian contingent and scored 302 runs in the series with two centuries in the first two matches of the series and finished it with an unbeaten half-century. His form did not diminish even after his return in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as on his return he stood tall with a century and a half-century.
Kohli started the New Zealand series with a brilliant 93 to help India successfully chase the 301-run target, taking him ahead of Rohit Sharma in the ICC ODI batting rankings. However, Rajkot finally broke his 50+ streak as he succumbed to the building pressure and was out for 23 off 29 balls.
Virat Kohli will get a new home ground in RCB!
Kohli, who was much loved by the Chinnaswamy crowd during his career in international and IPL cricket, will now have to step away from the iconic venue which has witnessed many thrilling matches.
According to reports, RCB will play five matches in the next season at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the remaining two matches at Shaheen Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur. As per these confirmations from TOI, Virat will now get a new home ground from the upcoming season of IPL.
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