The captain of India, Rohit Sharma, has reportedly been issued three traffic fines for exceeding the speed limit on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The incident occurred as the opening batter was en route to Pune to join the Indian team for their upcoming match against Bangladesh on Thursday, October 19.
India has emerged victorious in their first three matches at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, triumphing over Australia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are now gearing up to face Bangladesh. Reports indicate that Sharma was driving at speeds more than 200 km/h, resulting in the issuance of three online traffic fines for reckless driving.
According to Indian media, a member of the traffic department expressed concerns about the Indian captain's risky driving on a busy highway amid the World Cup and recommended that he must travel in the team bus, accompanied by a police escort.
The media also reported mentioned that the Indian skipper was behind the wheel of a Lamborghini with a number plate bearing his highest ODI score of '264.'
Meanwhile, the 36-year-old Sharma has been in outstanding form during the ongoing World Cup, emerging as the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament thus far. Sharma has accumulated 217 runs from three innings, with an average of 72.33 and a strike rate of 141.83. He has also registered one century and one half-century.
In the second match against Afghanistan, Sharma delivered a stunning performance, scoring 131 runs off 84 balls and breaking numerous records during his innings.
He achieved the fastest hundred by an Indian batter in World Cups (in just 63 balls), holds the record for the most sixes in international cricket (562), possesses the most hundreds in ODI World Cups (7 centuries), is joint-fastest to 1000 runs in ODI World Cups (in 19 innings), and ranks third in the list of most ODI centuries (31).
Subsequently, the Indian skipper played another outstanding innings, making 86 runs off 63 balls against arch-rivals Pakistan, leading India to victory by seven wickets. Sharma is poised to deliver another remarkable performance against Bangladesh in the upcoming game, aiming to secure India's fourth consecutive win.
