Friendship in world of cricket – Cricket might see rivals go head to head on the field and also increase competition amongst teammates to score more and impress the selectors and the management…
Cricket might see rivals go head to head on the field and also increase competition amongst teammates to score more and impress the selectors and the management but it’s not always rivalries that matter! In cricket, there are some friendships that melt your heart and go make you ‘aww’.
Here are 10 friendships from the cricketing world that will bring a smile on your face on a rather serious, boring weekday:
1. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar
The ‘God of cricket’ and the ‘God of offside’ together hold the record of highest partnership runs in a career (8227), scored between 1992-2007 and it would be fair to say that they changed Indian cricket in unimaginable ways.
One of the India’s best ODI opening pairs, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were not only great cricketers on the field but best buddies off it as well. It was down to their chemistry and great bonding that worked on the field especially during high intensity games.
2. MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina
Indian pair of MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina are known to be great buddies off the field and on it as well. Not just with the Indian team, the duo share special bonding on the IPL front as well with the Chennai Super Kings
Indian pair of MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina are known to be great buddies off the field and on it as well. Not just with the Indian team, the duo share special bonding on the IPL front as well with the Chennai Super Kings.
Besides being among India’s finest cricketers, both Raina and MSD can hit the high note with ease and have a shared love of music and singing. In fact, Raina has even sung playback vocals for the movie Meeruthiya Gangsters.
3. Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli
Not many people know that Virat and Yuvraj jokingly call each other ‘sister’, because they think that their bond is greater than brothers’
Another Indian pair that is known to share great bonding is Yuvraj Singh and Indian batting sensation, Virat Kohli. The duo are so close to each other that Kohli informed his IPL side RCB owners to sign Yuvraj Singh for a record fee.
When Kohli started playing for India, Yuvraj was already an important part of the team. Kohli looked at him as an elder brother and gradually they became best of friends.
Years later, when Yuvraj was looking to make a comeback after his career-threatening cancer treatment, Kohli the captain of the side, who played a huge role in making this transition as smooth as possible.
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4. AB De Villiers and Dale Steyn
They started their careers together and over the years emerged as key players for the South African side. In this journey towards greatness, they always had each other’s back.
The proof of which is Steyn’s tribute to De Villiers after he announced his retirement a few months ago.
5.Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers
Thanks to IPL, many players from different countries came together as part of one team and became friends. Two such players are Virat and AB. The RCB constants, played some terrific knocks and formed a great bond over the tournament’s 11-edition history.
6.Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir
The opening batsman were as different from each other as you can imagine but I guess friendship can happen between anyone.
You know that’s true because after Sehwag’s retirement, this is how Gambhir paid him a tribute.
People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well. For us, it was the case of two different people understanding each other. He is India’s greatest opening batsman and match winner. There won’t be another player like Sehwag.
7. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lankan cricket’s finest cricketers ever produced, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumara Sangakkara have been stalwarts in the gentleman’s game. The Sri Lankan pair has led their country as well in major tourneys and are one of the finest ‘buds’ in cricket scene.
The men who redefined cricket in the island nation and absolute legends of the game, are really close to each other and understandably so.
The two first met when they were 15-16 and became friends when they started representing Sri Lanka.
They’re so close that Mahela’s wife was maid of honour at Sangakkara’s wedding, while Sanga was supposed to be Mahela’s best man at his wedding but he couldn’t do that because of their tour to India. They joke about it, till date.
