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Rohit Sharma Funds Ticket For Sri Lanka Fan To Go Home For Father's Surgery

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India captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were informed of Nilam's situation by Sudhir Gautam, the superfan of Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit immediately stepped in to sort out his return ticket. A Sri Lankan fan has revealed how timely financial assistance from star India batsman Rohit Sharma helped him to get to Colombo to attend to his father who was diagnosed with throat cancer. Mohamed Nilam, who was following the Sri Lankan cricket team on the India tour along with two others, was informed of his father's medical condition during the third Test in Delhi. Nilam, who had to immediately go back for his father's surgery, did not have sufficient funds to book a new ticket. India captain Virat Kohli and Rohit were informed of his situation by Sudhir Gautam, the superfan of Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit immediately stepped in to sort out Nilam's return ticket. "Rohit called me to the team hotel and gave me the (Rs 20,000 approx) ticket. The surgery went well. I...

Jasprit Bumrah's grandfather's dead body found in Sabarmati river, Ahmedabad

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In a sad news for Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah , his grandfather Santokh Singh's dead body has been found by Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) in the Sabarmati river on Sunday. The 84-year-old had reportedly come to meet his grandson but has been missing since Friday. An FIR was also filed about him being missing by the family members at the Vastrapur police station. Bumrah's family allegedly denied Santok Singh from meeting or talking to the pacer. As per a report in Ahmedabad Mirror, the complaint stated that Santokh had shown up at his daughter's residence at Sonal Apartments in Vastrapur on December 1. "He expressed a wish to meet his grandson on his birthday on December 5. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to meet Jasprit. On December 8, Santokh called his son Balvinder Singh, who lives in Jharkhand, and told him that he was leaving to meet his deceased wife."  According to police, Santokh Singh, who drives an autorickshaw in Uttarakhan...