Hyderabad, May 4 -- A few days ago an 18 year old cricket fan from Kolkata named Rituparno Pakhira had to spend 24 hours in a police lock up. But for the die hard fan of Virat Kohli, it was a small price to pay for being able to touch the feet of the man whom he considers a deity

During a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, he jumped over the fence and ran into the ground to fall at the feet of his idol. He then attempted to run back to safety but before he could do so, the pursuing security men closed in on him and hauled him off.

The incident is one of the many that take place on sports fields quite frequently. It has been going on for years and sometimes the perpetrators get away with the violation of...