In Pics: Man Hugs Virat Kohli, Tries Taking Selfie During Hyd Test

A fan hugs cricketer Virat Kohli after running into the field disrupting play on the first day of the second cricket test match between India and West Indies in Hyderabad.

(Photo: AP)

Fans breaching security cordon to get up close with Virat Kohli is becoming a new norm as a spectator reached up to the India skipper during the first day of the second Test in Hyderabad on Friday, 12 October.

An hour into the morning session, the man jumped onto the field and sprinted towards Kohli before hugging him and trying to take a selfie with the skipper.

Fans breaching security cordon to get up close with Virat Kohli is becoming a new norm.

Kohli was seen trying to avoid the man's hug as the security personnel came and whisked him away.

India captain Virat Kohli was seen trying to avoid the man’s hug as the security personnel came and whisked him away.

A similar incident had happened during the first Test in Rajkot when Kohli was surrounded by two pitch invaders trying to take selfies.

(With inputs from PTI)