Listening to cricket commentary in English and Hindi makes the game even more exciting. Due to IPL, fans listen to commentary in languages ​​like Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Haryanvi, Kannada and Bhojpuri, which has made it even more interesting. But have you ever listened to commentary in Sanskrit language?

Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages ​​in the world. It is believed that some English words are derived from Sanskrit vocabulary. Sanskrit language is taught to children in schools. However, Sanskrit is not used in spoken language.

Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media in which a person is commentating in Sanskrit during a street cricket match.

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The person who is commenting in Sanskrit language in the video is Arun Kumar Kalgi. It is worth noting that he has been a Sanskrit teacher at Vivekananda School, Bangalore. Arun Kumar Kalgi lives in Muttur, which is 300 km away from Bangalore. Muttur is known as ‘Sanskrit village’. The cricket match was organized by language learning platform Sthaayi and also conducted by Karnataka Sanskrit University.

Fans are liking the video a lot on social media. The clip has been viewed more than 2.8 million times, it has received 283,000 likes and fans are also commenting praising it. Fans have also urged the BCCI to include Sanskrit language in domestic tours and IPL commentary panel.

A special message is written in Sanskrit on the IPL trophy

The IPL trophy is one of the most beautiful titles in the world. In the middle of it is a message written in Sanskrit, “Yatra Pratibha Avasar Prapnotih.” It means “Where talent meets opportunity.”