Indian Cricket team gets a 'Dabangg' khiladi in Kedar Jadhav
Kedar Jadhav is a huge Salman Khan fan and likes to imitate the Bollywood actor's style and tradmeark dance steps.
In Short
- Kedar Jadhav is a huge fan of Salman Khan
- Jadhav scored 120 off 76 balls in the first ODI vs England in Pune to help India win
- Jadhav has a strike rate of over 118 in the 13 ODIs that he has played so far
The Indian Cricket team has discovered a 'Dabangg' khiladi in its lineup, and this cricketer follows the celluloid Dabangg Star's each and every dance step. (Gutsy Jadhav slams second ODI century)
No it's not Virat Kohli, but we are talking about Kedar Jadhav, who unlike the India captain, took the England bowling attack apart in the first ODI in Pune on Sunday. Jadhav made 120 off just 76 deliveries at a strike rate of over 157 with 12 boundaries and four sixes. (Jadhav gave us no chance, says England captain Morgan)
Not many know that Jadhav is a huge fan of Bollywood megastar Salman Khan and follows each and every dance step of the actor. This secret was revealed by two of Jadhav's elder sisters to India Today after his Man of the Match performance in the Pune ODI. (Kedar Jadhav played better than Virat Kohli in Pune: Sourav Ganguly to India Today)
Kedar's eldest sister, Charushila Patil, said that once browsing through the music library of his phone she noticed that all of the songs he had stored were of Salman's films and when she questioned Jadhav prompt was his reply, "whom else do you expect when Salman is the best. Jadhav's second eldest sibling elder, Sucheta Chavan, shared that after his debut hundred in the third ODI of the series against Zimbabwe in 2015, Jadhav had danced on the title song from Salman's film Dabangg, and even did its trademark step. (Couldn't believe some of the shots Kedar Jadhav played: Virat Kohli)
Both his sisters then went on to reveal that whenever Kedar gets the time or during any of the family functions Jadhav plays only Salman's songs and even while having his breakfast he tries to watch the film songs on television. The 31-year-old has infact adopted most of his routine hand movements and gestures like Salman Khan. (Also read: Kedar Jadhav sends man-of-the-match trophy home for family to savour)
Next time when you see Jadhav on the field, don't be surprised if you find some of his body movements resembling that of Salman Khan.