Pic with 'mysterious hand' on Rohit Sharma's shoulder goes viral; netizens suspicious

Days after India's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, the excitement among fans remains high. India captain Rohit Sharma has once again become the centre of attention after a peculiar picture of him with the director of Swami Vivekananda International School, went viral on social media.

The photo, showing the director Yogesh Patel hugging Rohit, puzzled fans due to the appearance of a mysterious third hand on Rohit’s shoulder.

Rohit Sharma meets Yogesh Patel...!!!

Yogesh Patel, director of Swami Vivekanand International school, there is an old, beautiful story between both of them, when Rohit was young, Yogesh gave freeship to Rohit so that he could afford to study in his school and after the event in… pic.twitter.com/dwMpmzTNO4

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 10, 2024

Yogesh, who played a significant role in Rohit's education, was seen with one hand visible in front of Rohit, but the presence of two additional hands-on Rohit’s shoulders left fans intrigued. Many took to social media to react, with some questioning the mysterious third hand while others blamed bad photo-shopping for the goof-up.

Here some of the reactions to Rohit’s viral photo:

Three hands on Rohit Sharma. Another mystery to solve. pic.twitter.com/VIL13egoPd

— विवेक (@vivek7218) July 10, 2024

Agar mein galat nhi hu toh ismein Rohit ke shoulder par 2 haath dikh rahe hai😳😳 https://t.co/RJVGRiWp9x

— Siya🍂 (@R16296) July 10, 2024

Tisra haat kiska Hai 😭😭😭 https://t.co/DYpUAzaVMV

— 🇮🇳Sam🇮🇳 (@samthestrawhat) July 10, 2024

In addition to the photo frenzy, Rohit faced criticism for an incident during the celebration. In a moment of excitement, he let the Indian flag touch the ground, drawing ire from fans. Many highlighted the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which states, “The flag shall not be allowed intentionally to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water.”

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One fan pointed out on social media platform X, “Flag code of India Part - III, section - IV, 3.20: The flag shall not be allowed to touch the ground. Please @ImRo45 don’t disrespect the Indian flag!”