‘Haters will hate but...’ cricket fan pens emotional note to Rohit Sharma after his Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma made a low-key return to Ranji Trophy tournament for Mumbai. The 37-year-old played against Jammu and Kashmir and scored scoring a total of 31 with 28 runs coming in the second innings of the game. Mumbai lost the match by five wickets and need to beat Meghalaya to make it to the next match. 

One fan put out a strong statement in favor of Rohit Sharma which has now viral. The note read ‘To my Idol, my favorite player and greatest batsman of all time. I know I will be representing millions of other as I say this, you are the reason I watch this beautiful sport and I am lucky to be born in this era blessed to watch your elegant batting”

The fan also wrote “Form is temporary, class is permanent. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played a big innings recently. I can see that you are in the right track and you will tear teams apart in the Champions Trophy. Your three sixes yesterday were amazing. I had to watch the match while math class but it was worth it. Haters will hate but your leadership is top notch. You are the best character on the field and you have succeeded as both, a player and captain in EVERY SINGLE FORMAT”

Rohit's young fan who has identified himself as a 15-year-old asked Rohit to keep playing and never retire. The note also read that the fan will not be able to bring himself to watch TV again if he cannot see his favorite player bat. 

Former Pakistan player blames Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for BCCI’s diktat

Rashid Latif has blamed India’s veteran duo for forcing BCCI’s hand as far as Ranji Trophy is concerned. During his chat with IANS, Rashid Latif said “There is no time for players to play domestic cricket due to the packed international calendar. If needed they should play domestic cricket but due to the targeting of Rohit and Virat, they're forcing everyone to play domestic cricket,"

The former Pakistan star also said “In the past, barring Sachin Tendulkar, others have not played much domestic cricket. Rohit and Virat have won the T20 World Cup and reached the final of the ODI World Cup without playing domestic cricket. They will next play the ODI series against England so they should prepare for it as white-ball is a totally different game”