DTVHINDI“I had fallen at his feet”- Virat Kohli narrated a funny incident related to Sachin Tendulkar.
Virat Kohli on Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source: India’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli recently shared a funny anecdote from his early days in the Indian cricket team, including his first meeting with the great Sachin Tendulkar. recently Kohli narrated this story during an event, in which he told that when he met the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar for the first time, a prank was played on him. Actually, this incident happened in the year 2008, when during the ODI series against England, other Indian cricketers had played a funny prank on Virat. Virat Kohli once fell at the feet of Sachin Tendulkar to salute him, but it was actually a prank. Virat Kohli narrated a funny story related to Sachin Tendulkar Virat said, “These things are probably from the England team’s tour of India, which happened before the attacks on Taj Hotel in 2008. I had debuted for India against Sri Lanka, but Sachin Tendulkar had withdrawn his name from that series. I was hoping that I would get an opportunity to play with Sachin in the next series.” Virat Kohli further said, “When I met Sachin for the first time, I fell at his feet. Sachin sir was retreating, but I too was not able to say anything. I told him, ‘I was told that all this had to be done. That’s why I’m doing it. I later came to know that it was a prank. Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were also involved in it. Munaf Patel was also a part of this funny incident, who used to instigate other players to do such things. All of them together had framed me.” Virat Kohli talking about the prank when he meets Sachin Tendulkar for the first time. – He said “Main pair main gir gaya Sachin Paaji ke”.pic.twitter.com/ocxbbvBinn — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) November 7, 2024 Virat Kohli was recently seen playing in the series against New Zealand. He was a complete flop with the bat in this series. Now he will be seen playing in the series against Australia, where fans are expecting big innings from his bat.
When MS Dhoni had to touch the feet of a journalist’s father… Vimal Kumar told that special story
Vimal Kumar narrated a story related to the launch of his book ‘Sachin: Cricketer of the Century’ in an episode of ‘2 Slaggers’ on YouTube. MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter) Vimal Kumar shared a heartwarming story about MS Dhoni touching his father’s feet: MS Dhoni, who is known for his humility and down to earth nature, has once again won everyone’s heart with his behaviour. Recently, journalist Vimal Kumar shared an incident which exemplifies Dhoni’s simplicity and humanity. Vimal Kumar narrated a story related to the launch of his book ‘Sachin: Cricketer of the Century’ in an episode of ‘2 Slaggers’ on YouTube. He told how he convinced MS Dhoni to come to the book launch. Vimal Kumar had to play the emotional card with Dhoni so that Dhoni would agree to attend his book launch. Dhoni’s heart winning style Vimal Kumar said, “I told Dhoni that my father does not know much about cricket, but he recognizes you and Sachin Tendulkar. My father said he will come only if you are there.” To this Dhoni laughed and said, “Now you are playing the emotional card?!” And then Dhoni accepted Vimal’s request. Simplicity of Sachin and Dhoni: Dhoni not only agreed to attend Vimal Kumar’s book launch, but also ensured that Vimal Kumar does not have to spend too much on travel. He suggested that he travel in the same car with Sachin Tendulkar, so that extra expenses can be avoided. He further told about the event “When Sachin and Dhoni came out of the car together, I was so impressed with Sachin that I forgot Dhoni was also there. Later I apologised to him and Dhoni brushed it off saying ‘I can understand because it was my moment’. After that all three of us laughed.” Dhoni touched the feet of Vimal Kumar’s father The most beautiful moment of the book launch came when MS Dhoni touched the feet of Vimal Kumar’s father and took his blessings. Vimal told, “Dhoni touched my father’s feet before taking the book, and this surprised the media. He talked with my family for 40-45 minutes in the regional language, which made them feel that Dhoni is a very close friend of mine.”
“I did not fall on my feet, that is why I…”, Gautam Gambhir made a big revelation about his career.
Gautam Gambhir had reached Ravichandran Ashwin’s chat show. In this interview, Gambhir commented on many issues and mentioned an incident from his cricket career, which has become a topic of discussion at the moment. Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir has returned as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024. Under the guidance of mentor Gambhir, the Kolkata team has reached the playoffs this season. Not only in the playoffs but KKR team is on top with the most points. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir had reached Ravichandran Ashwin’s chat show. In this interview, Gambhir commented on many issues and mentioned an incident from his cricket career, which has become a topic of discussion at the moment. Gautam Gambhir told how he was discriminated against in the Under-14 tournament. Gambhir said- “I was probably 12 or 13 when I first tried out for the under-14 tournament, but I wasn’t selected because the selectors didn’t like it. Since then I promised myself that I would never fall at anyone’s feet and would never let anyone fall at my feet.” Gautam Gambhir further said that whenever he faces failure, his family background is also mentioned. He says- “I remember when I failed in my career, be it Under-16, Under-19, Ranji Trophy or the beginning of my international career. People used to say that you are from a rich family, you do not need to play cricket. You have many options, you can also go into your father’s business. But I wanted to respond to this thinking of people.” In the same show, Gambhir also revealed about his relationship with KKR co-owner Shahrukh Khan. Gambhir said on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel- “I’ve said this many times before, I think everyone I’ve ever worked with Shahrukh Khan The best team owner. Not because I am back in KKR now. This is because in the seven years of my captaincy, we have not talked about cricket even for 70 seconds. You can imagine?” When Gautam Gambhir was the captain, under his leadership he led KKR to the championship in 2012 and 2014. Gautam Gambhir has contributed a lot not only to IPL but also to Indian cricket. He played an important role in India winning the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup.
VIDEO: Shubhman Gill won hearts again, touched Abhishek Sharma’s mother’s feet as soon as SRH vs GT match was cancelled.
Shubman Gill met his best friend Abhishek Sharma and his family after the SRH vs GT match was cancelled. Shubman Gill with Abhishek Sharma Family (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In IPL 2024, the match on May 16 was going to be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. But, due to rain, the match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled, after which both the teams got 1-1 points. After the cancellation of the match, a special incident happened in the stadium, which is winning the hearts of fans on social media. Actually, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill met his best friend Abhishek Sharma and his family, the video of which is going viral. There is a very deep friendship between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are very good friends, both play domestic cricket for Punjab. He was also a part of the Under-19 World Cup winning team in 2018. When Shubman and Abhishek met after the match was cancelled, both of them hugged each other lovingly. Friends who become family!#AavaDe , #GTKarshe , #TATAIPL2024 , #SRHvGT pic.twitter.com/Mv5VTzscTi — Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 17, 2024 Abhishek Sharma then took Gill to meet his family. Shubman Gill touched the feet of Abhishek’s mother and took blessings. After which Abhishek was also seen taking a picture of Shubhman Gill and sister Komal together. Shubman Abhishek This Family 🧡💙.#AbhishekSharma , #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/3omaLtHw5Q — Abhishek Sharma Fan Page (@_Abhishek_04_) May 16, 2024 Gujarat Titans could not qualify for playoffs this season Gujarat Titans were out of the race for the playoffs after the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad was cancelled. This season, Shubman Gill was captaining Gujarat Titans, but the franchise could not get any special results. The team finished the season in 8th place with 5 wins and 12 points from 14 matches. On the other hand, if we talk about Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team’s performance under the captaincy of Pat Cummins has been amazing. After the cancellation of the match against Gujarat Titans, the team has become the third team to reach the playoffs with 7 wins and 15 points in 13 matches.
