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Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday (February 17) reached a major landmark in Test cricket when he dismissed a well-rounded Usman Khawaja for 81 in the ongoing second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. With that wicket, Jadeja completed 250 Test wickets, which is a huge achievement for any all-rounder. But that wasn’t the only reason why Jadeja grabbed the headlines on Friday. On the opening day of the Delhi Test, Jadeja also received a new nickname from his India teammates. During one of his spells, one of his teammates was heard shouting ‘Chal chal Pathaan’. Pathaan is a Shah Rukh Khan starrer Bollywood box-buster breaking all previous Box Office records.
On hearing the word, Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik was quick to throw in a witty comment when he said, “I feel Jadeja’s hairstyle is inspired by Pathaan.” To this, co-commentator Harsha Bhogle replied, “You have to have options”. All the commentators, including Matthew Hayden, started to have a big laugh. Bhogle took a dig at himself and Hayden due to the lack of hair on their scalps. Karthik, especially, could be heard having fun with that Bhogle one-liner.
Watch the video here of Jadeja being called ‘Pathaan’ and all that happened in the comments section afterwards:
Only W in jadeja’s life is called by name #pathaan pic.twitter.com/OxFj9nym1z— A. (@__notsocool_) 17 February 2023
Jadeja is called “Pathaan” in the field.#Pathaan is Talk of the Nation. Its reference has gone places, from politics to cricket.@iamsrk @SRKUniverse #ShahRukhKhan_ #SRK_ #Cricket pic.twitter.com/9d40LG4gOk— Vasim Tamboli (@iamvasimt) 17 February 2023
DK – “Jadeja’s hairstyle is inspired by Pathaan” _pic.twitter.com/IYwToEY1ZN
— r_ (@itzzRashmi) 17 February 2023
Pathaan is also Shah Rukh’s comeback film, his first in the last 6 years. The title track from the movie ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ has already become a chart hit and at the end of the Nagpur Test, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were seen shaking their legs to the song.
Jadeja has had a phenomenal series. Jadeja also made a comeback on the international stage, as did Pathaan on screen. He had not played a Test for the last 6 months and in Nagpur he took a five-fer and also hit a fifty to help India win the match.
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