Actor-director Anupam Kher recently met cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, who was his co-passenger on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. The Metro… In Dino actor took to his Instagram, and shared a video from the flight cabin. The video featured the two gentlemen sitting next to each other, as the actor lavished praise on the cricketer, and called him a wonderful human being. But he also apologised to the cricketer for his language which changed after a sudden take off of the flight after touchdown.
Anupam Kher on meeting Ajinkya Rahane
In the video posted by Anupam Kher, he can be heard saying, “So, it was wonderful traveling with you, my friend. You are a wonderful person and we had a great experience. Absolutely. The plane touched down and took off again. So, I thought I will remember him in any case because I am a great admirer of this gentleman. But as you can hear, the flight touched down and took off again. You are very brave unlike me. But lovely, you are a great, great player and a wonderful human being. God bless you. My love to you and your family. Enjoy”.
Actor apologises to cricketer
He also penned a long note in the caption, as he wrote, “Dearest ajinkyarahane ! It was so wonderful to travel with you from Delhi to Mumbai! Have always been an admirer of you as an ace player. But loved your humility and grace as a person too! Sorry! Me and my language was fine and decent till our plane touched down and then suddenly took off again. That scary moment didn’t allow me to be a gentleman and some nice Shudh Hindi words came out of my mouth. But the brighter side is that we both will remember each other for more than one reason now. Love and prayers always! Jai Hind! Cricket Actor FanClub”.
Ajinkya Rahane is one of India’s best test cricket players. Over 85 Tests, he has scored 5,077 runs at an average of 38.46, including 12 centuries and 26 fifties. His highest Test score is 188, and he is known for his calm, technically sound batting, especially on challenging overseas tracks. In terms of captaincy, his most significant achievement came during India’s 2020–21 Test series in Australia.
(with inputs from IANS)