India Cricketer KS Bharat Meets Chiranjeevi, Gifts Him His Test Jersey

India wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat recently met Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi and gifted him his Test jersey.

The legendary Telugu film star was conferred with the coveted Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, in recognition of his immense contribution to the world of Indian cinema recently.

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Upon meeting each other, Bharat reportedly congratulated Chiranjeevi on the monumental achievement.

Picture of the duo has now gone viral on social media where Chiranjeevi can be spotted posing with the jersey alongside Bharat.

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Chiranjeevi, over the years, has established his stature as one of the towering figures in the Telugu film industry. He has also worked in films in other languages like Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.

Chiranjeevi first hogged the limelight with his stellar performance in the action-packed film Khaidi in 1983. He has earned the title of ‘Megastar’ for his unparalleled fan following across the country. Chiranjeevi has also been honoured with the Padma Bhushan award earlier.

Meanwhile, Bharat is currently part of Indian Test squad for the ongoing series against England at home.

In the absence of Rishabh Pant, the 30-year-old has been preferred as India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in the longest format in recent times.

Bharat featured in the Border Gavaskar Trophy last year at home before playing the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The Visakhapatnam-born batter recently scored an unbeaten century against the England Lions for India A.

In the Hyderabad Test against England, Bharat walked out to bat at a time when India were reeling at 119/6 in pursuit of a 231-run target.

After Shreyas Iyer was sent off by Joe Root, Bharat was left at the crease as India’s only specialist batter along with all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin. The duo managed a 57-run partnership before Bharat returned to the pavilion for 28. India ultimately fell 28 runs short of the required total, losing all wickets on Day 4 of the opening Test.

Rohit Sharma and Co. will be desperate to bounce back when they square off against England for the second Test, beginning on February 2 at the Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.