Rohit Sharma: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma may have given the whole country a chance to be happy by winning the T20 World Cup for Team India under his captaincy, but now a mountain of troubles has fallen on captain Rohit Sharma. Actually, after Team India won the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma knowingly or unknowingly did something that can become a problem for him.

Such an act of Rohit Sharma can become a problem for him

After Team India's T20 World Cup win, Captain Rohit Sharma was seen planting the Indian flag on the ground in Barbados, West Indies.

During this, the lower part of the flag touched the ground, whereas according to the rules, the flag should not be planted on the ground. Now Rohit Sharma is seen putting the same picture on his social media profile. After this happened, the Indian captain started getting criticized on social media.

The Flag shall not be allowed to touch the ground or the floor. According to the law that person is punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine. https://t.co/RXG99DroGZ pic.twitter.com/LrUzjShWp5

— Lordgod 🚩™ (@LordGod188) July 8, 2024

flag code of india
Part-III,Section-IV,3.20
“The flag shall not be allowed to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water”

it comes under incorrect display

Please @ImRo45 don't disrespect the Indian flag!

I tweeted this the same day we won , but deleted the tweet https://t.co/lrIKHRVGgw

— Reddit_user (@reddit_user_) July 8, 2024

Shame on Rohit Sharma for disrespecting my beautiful national flag 👎 https://t.co/XQmVaDlm4e pic.twitter.com/MGh22JuFYV

— “ (@KohlifiedGal) July 8, 2024

What do the rules of the Indian Flag Code say

The Indian National Flag Code (Flag Code of India, 2002) has many rules and regulations for the use, display and respect of the Indian national flag. According to the Flag Code, there are certain guidelines for the design, size, proportion, colour, and hoisting of the Indian tricolour. According to which the Indian flag should be made of Khadi. It has three horizontal stripes – saffron (kesar) at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom. There is a dark blue Ashoka Chakra in the middle of the white strip. The standard ratio of the tricolour should be 3:2.

Rules for flying the flag

The flag should be flown with respect and the tricolour should never be dropped on the ground and a dirty or torn flag should not be flown. The flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset, unless it is well-lit. The Indian flag should not be used as any kind of costume, uniform or decoration. Burning, tearing or intentionally damaging the flag is considered a crime. The flag should not be used in any kind of advertising or promotional material.