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Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha: List of Cricketers to attend Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ Ceremony
Former India cricketers Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad have reached Lucknow to grace the Ram Temple, the ‘Pran Prathishta’ ceremony on Sunday. Notably, both legendary cricketers took to social media and shared heartwarming notes ahead of the event, along with some photographs. In addition, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was also spotted at the Mumbai airport on January 22, ahead of the landmark event.
Meanwhile, other star cricketers like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma are also set to grace the event with their presence on Monday. Notably, the Indian cricket players are in Hyderabad, where they are set to take part in the Test series against England on January 25. However, the Indian Cricket Board has given permission to players, along with head coach Rahul Dravid, to attend the event on January 22 in Uttar Pradesh.
Former India skipper Mithali Raj has also been invited to attend the event, along with current India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. In addition, other cricketers such as Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Kapil Dev, and Sunil Gavaskar are also set to attend the event with their families, and they also shared the wonderful post from their Twitter accounts and expressed happiness after accepting the invitation.
Meanwhile, former Indian bowler Venkatesh Prasad took to Twitter and wrote a wonderful note about the event after reaching the birthplace of Lord Ram. The legendary cricketer has talked about his emotions and feelings ahead of the landmark event. Moreover, the other cricketers also shared tweets after reaching the divine location.
Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsating with joy: Venkatesh Prasad
“Jai Shree Ram. What a moment. All in readiness to witness an event of a lifetime. One of our most significant days. Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsate with joy. Ayodhyapati Shree Ramchandra ji ki Jai,” tweeted the former pace bowler.
Jai Shree Ram.
What a moment. All in readiness to witness an event of a lifetime. One of our most significant days.
Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsating with joy.
Ayodhyapati Shree Ramchandra ji ki Jai 🙏🏼🌸 pic.twitter.com/EMqGzAxPbG— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 21, 2024
Full List Of Cricketers Invited For Ram Temple Consecration In Ayodhya
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Virat Kohli
- Gautam Gambhir
- Mithali Raj
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Kapil Dev
- Rahul Dravid
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Rohit Sharma
- Sourav Ganguly
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Anil Kumble
- Virendra Sehwag