Today the festival of Rakshabandhan is being celebrated across the country. On this day every sister remembers her brother and every brother needs his sister. Our cricketers play cricket for about 200 to 250 days in a year, so it is natural that they have to stay away from their sisters for a long time. But when the time comes, they are helping their sisters in need. Some Indian cricketers have a very strong bond with their sister. Let us know about such an Indian cricketer who is bound by an inseparable bond of feelings with his sisters.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Former India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is very close to his sister Jayanti Gupta. Dhoni’s father Paan Singh Dhoni never wanted Dhoni to be a cricketer. But along with Jayanti, Dhoni’s mother also gave Mahi the strength to make her dream come true. Dhoni always credits his success to these two. Jayanti is a teacher in a school. She always says that her brother never does much. He is very humble and has his own principles. Apart from this, Mahi is also very responsible. So when the Jharkhand government decided to give PhD to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he politely rejected it as he had not even graduated yet.
Virender Sehwag
We have often heard that Virender Sehwag is always close to his mother, but he is equally close to his sister Anju Meherwal. Anju is a school teacher in Delhi and she is married to Ravinder Singh Meherwal. During the 2012 IPL, Sehwag took a day or two off to campaign for his sister who was contesting the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections. Anju had won that election too.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is very close to his elder sister Bhavna. He has always supported Virat Kohli. Especially after the death of Virat’s father in 2006, Bhavna took special care that there should be no problem in Virat’s career. Thus it can be said that these two siblings have become the biggest support for each other.
gautam gambhir
Gautam and his sister Ekta prefer to be known as friends rather than siblings. Gautam Gambhir has always considered his sister wise and helpful. When Gautam Gambhir is going through a problem, he goes to Ekta and looks for a solution. How strong the bond between these brothers and sisters is, it is revealed that Gautam took a special leave from the Test series between India and Sri Lanka for Ekta’s wedding and was present at his sister’s wedding. Ekta is also proud to be Gautam’s sister.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The Uttar Pradesh fast bowler has always attributed his success to his elder sister Rekha. Rekha has been encouraging Bhuvneshwar to play cricket since the age of just ten. Thirteen-year-old Bhuvneshwar was taken to the Rekha coaching center. Not only this, Rekha bought cricket equipment for the future and gave it to them. Rekha is currently married and lives in Delhi, but she recounts her fond memories with Bhuvneshwar and says, “I realized cricket was going to be his life for Bhuvneshwar. So I would always go to his teachers. And would tell him that studies are not pressure at all. I would always discuss with him not about studies but about his coaching. When my father was transferred, ensure that cricket coaching in Bhubaneshwar doesn’t get interrupted. I had all the responsibility to do it.”