Virat Kohli was seen escorting notorious pitch invader Jarvo during India's World Cup match against Australia at Chepauk
During India's match against Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Chepauk, famous pitch invader Daniel Jarvis aka Jarvo 69, was seen making an appearance at the game. Jarvis is known to gain a notorious reputation of invading games, as he did during India Test matches during England last year. (Live Scorecard | Live Streaming | Full Coverage)
As per the pictures going viral on social media, Jarvo was shown the exit door by KL Rahul and was later escorted by Virat Kohli.
“The individual concerned has been banned from attending any further games at the event and the matter is in the hands of the Indian authorities,” ICC spokesperson stated when PTI enquired about the breach.
This is the fourth time the Englishman, considered as a nuisance across all venues in the UK, has managed to breach security in a match involving India.
It must have left ICC as well as BCCI embarrassed as Jarvo, wearing the India jersey, coolly entered the venue just as the Indian team were lining up for the march past, trying to move closer to team’s biggest star, Virat Kohli.
Initially startled, the Indian team’s security officer quickly grasped the man and escorted him outside the venue even as Kohli wasn’t one bit amused.
Jarvo had been banned from English grounds after he repeatedly showed loopholes in England’s security system by entering the playing arena at his will during the 2021 series against India.
Someone known for his notoriety, he has often been picked up by security and then left as no one has taken it as a serious matter.
“The safety and security of everyone involved in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is our priority. We will work with the venue to understand what happened and consider if any additional security measures are required to prevent it happening again,” ICC spokesperson’s statement to PTI read.
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Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
(With PTI input)