England cricket team gift jersey to girl hit by Rohit Sharma’s six; India captain takes phone number of girl’s father

The England cricket team gifted a jersey to Meera Salvi, the girl who was hit by a six from Indian captain Rohit Sharma during the first one-dayer at the Kennington Oval in London. Rohit himself took the phone number of the six-year-old girl’s father.

Rohit hit a well-timed six off David Willey in the fifth over of India's chase against England in the opening ODI on Tuesday, July 12. A short-pitched delivery was dispatched into the stands over long leg and the ball struck the little girl.

In a praiseworthy gesture, the England team sent their physio to see if the girl was okay. On Wednesday morning, a photo of Rohit meeting the girl also emerged on social media.

A Twitter handle by the name 'ROHIT Era' shared an update regarding Meera and wrote:

“Meera Salvi, a six year old girl in crowd was hit on the back by a six by #RohitSharma. Game temporarily halted to see whether girl had sustained any injuries. Girl received medical care, and match continued. Rohit took her father's phone no. Team England gifted her a Jersey.”

The Twitter user also shared a picture of the six-year-old girl posing with the England jersey.

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India will look to seal ODI series against England at Lord’s

Team India will be keen to clinch the one-day series when they take on the 2019 ODI World Cup champions in the second match of the three-game series at Lord’s on Thursday (July 14). The visitors are 1-0 up in the three-match series.

The Men in Blue thumped the hosts by 10 wickets in the first ODI at the Kennington Oval in London. Bowling first after winning the toss, India bundled out the hosts for 110 in 25.2 overs. While Jasprit Bumrah registered career-best figures of six for 19, Mohammad Shami claimed 3 for 31.

In response, Rohit (76*) and Shikhar Dhawan (31*) added an unbeaten 114 for the opening wicket as the visitors romped home in 18.4 overs.

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