Dhoni, Sunil Gavaskar spotted in Wimbledon crowd as they cheer for Sania Mirza during her mixed-doubles match
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni, who is in the United Kingdom these days with his family to celebrate his 12th wedding anniversary and 41st birthday, was seen enjoying a game of tennis at Wimbledon 2022 on Wednesday (July 6). The former Indian cricketer, who turned 41 today (July 7), was spotted among a star-studded crowd at the SW19, cheering on his favourite tennis stars. Dhoni was seen posing for a photo with his friends, and the same was shared by his Indian Premier League franchise, Chennai Super Kings. The photo was later posted by Wimbledon’s official Twitter handle as well, which captioned the picture, "An Indian icon watching on (emoticon of Indian flag) #Wimbledon | @msdhoni
Iit is still not clear which game Dhoni attended on Wednesday. But as CSK’s official Twitter The quarterfinal contest between the duo was played at the iconic Centre Court, where Nadal made a superb comeback to beat the 24-year-old in a five-set thriller.
Indian superstar Sania Mirza was also in action on Wednesday as she was playing in her maiden Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-final along with her Croatian partner, Mate Pavic, on Court Two. She, however, failed to reach the final after suffering a 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 defeat against the defending champions, Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk.
Former Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who is also in the United Kingdom these days as part of the commentary team for India's tour of England, was also spotted in the Wimbledon crowd on Wednesday.
According to some fans’ posts on social media accounts, both the former Indian captains and legends were in the stands to cheer for Mirza, who was playing in her last Wimbledon.
The quarterfinal contest between the duo was played at the iconic Centre Court, where Nadal made a superb comeback to beat the 24-year-old in a five-set thriller.
Indian superstar Sania Mirza was also in action on Wednesday as she was playing in her maiden Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-final along with her Croatian partner, Mate Pavic, on Court Two. She, however, failed to reach the final after suffering a 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 defeat against the defending champions, Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk.
Former Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who is also in the United Kingdom these days as part of the commentary team for India's tour of England, was also spotted in the Wimbledon crowd on Wednesday.
According to some fans’ posts on social media accounts, both the former Indian captains and legends were in the stands to cheer for Mirza, who was playing in her last Wimbledon.
handle suggested with the caption, "Yellove All! viewing the (goat emoticon) #ThalaAtWimbledon #WhistlePodu," it could possibly be the match between 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and American Taylor Fritz.
