Watch: Thousands of fans gather outside Rohit Sharma's hotel in Mumbai, India captain asked to stay inside by security

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India captain Rohit Sharma is probably one of the most loved crickets in the country. Cricket fans go crazy to get even a glimpse of the star Indian opener on and off the field. A similar incident took place on August 15, Tuesday. Rohit who wanted to leave the hotel to celebrate India's 75th independence day was asked to stay inside by the security as the crowd was getting out of control. In the video, Rohit can also be seen hitting his forehead in disappointment. 

Massive crowd gathers outside the hotel to see Rohit Sharma. pic.twitter.com/hUhrS2bT8j

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 16, 2022

If cricket is a Religion Then @ImRo45 is The God ___ #RohitSharma_ pic.twitter.com/CqBgBWcTbX — Abhisek (@Abhisek099) August 16, 2022

Indian Captain Rohit Sharma Spotted _!!
Fans are waiting outside the hotel to see Rohit Sharma __ pic.twitter.com/jANxsUco55 — ROHIT TV_ __ (@rohittv_45) August 16, 2022

Scenes from Mumbai _

When people gathered in front of the hotel on Independence Day to see Indian captain @ImRo45

Captain Ro ___#rohitsharma#Rohitsharma#RohitSharma#hitman#MumbaiIndians#BCCI pic.twitter.com/jjMBphebBV

— Jon Snow (@JonSnow51538973) August 16, 2022

Rohit _ Rocky _@ImRo45 _@mipaltan pic.twitter.com/UmmBkWnMWd — _____________ ____ _ (@ThalaMani_ak) August 16, 2022

Rohit, who had taken a break before the Asia Cup, was all but surrounded by thousands of fans who wanted to get a glimpse of him. The security guards had to come to his rescue. Rohit had to move back to his hotel with a lot of fans waiting to see him at the door. Right from leading the Mumbai Indians in IPL and going to captain the country in all three formats, Rohit has always had a special place in the heart of the fans. The 35-year-old has been outstanding in terms of leadership skills. He is yet to lose a T20I series since becoming the full-time captain and recently led India to a 4-1 victory over West Indies in the five-match T20Is. Meanwhile, the 15-member Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2022 was recently announced, and Rohit will lead the side.

Earlier on Monday, New Zealand Martin Guptill became the leading run-scorer on the history of T20 international cricket, overtaking Rohit (3,487 runs) with a small margin. Guptill scored 15 runs but did enough to leave Rohit behind, he's now with 3497 runs in his T20I career. Rohit and third-placed Virat Kohli (3,308) will get the chance to move to the top when India take part in the Asia Cup that commences later this month in the UAE

Take a look at the squads for Asia Cup 2022 below

Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir

Bangladesh's Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan. 

Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar

Checkout the live streaming details for the Asia Cup 2022 below:

Where to watch the Asia Cup 2022 in India?

The Asia Cup 2022 has Star Sports as their official broadcaster partner.

Where can I live-stream the Asia Cup 2022 in India?

The Asia Cup 2022 can be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

Checkout the schedule for Asia Cup 2022 below:

Group A:

India v Pakistan: 28 August, Dubai

India v Qualifier: 31 August, Duabi

Pakistan v Qulaifier: 2 September, Sharjah

Group B:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan: 27 August, Dubai

Bangladesh v Afghanistan, 30 August, Sharjah

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1 September, Dubai

Super 4:

B1 v B2: 3 September, Sharjah

A1 v A2: 4 September, Dubai

A1 v B1: 6 September, Dubai

A2 v B2: 7 September, Dubai

A1 v B2: 8 September, Dubai

B1 v A2: 9 September, Dubai

Final: 11 September, Dubai