India, March 25 -- Rituparno Pakhira, the man who scaled the tall Eden Gardens barricade last week during the IPL 2025 season opener in Kolkata between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, was arrested for invading the pitch and served a ban from entering the stadium for the rest of the season, but reckoned it was only a small price to pay after he managed to meet Virat Kohli.

During RCB's innings against KKR last Saturday, shortly after Kohli completed his half-century, the game was halted after a spectator came running towards the 36-year-old. Kohli was left frustrated at his momentum being broken, before the man, a high school student, dived at his idol's feet. Kohli then picked him up, hugged him...