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Real or Reel? Indian cricketers' celebrity Wimbledon appearances questioned
Sandeep Goyal
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Wimbledon this summer became the No 1 destination for India's cricket glitterati. Virat Kohli was there. Sachin Tendulkar was there too — both in the Royal Box. Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravi Shastri, Deepak Chahar and Rishabh Pant were also at Wimbledon 2025 — all of them graced SW19 and made every effort to proclaim their presence to the world, at least through their social media handles.
The grass court tennis grand slam that ended last Sunday kept with its long-standing tradition and brought with it global stars from sport, music, fashion, and film, turning heads with elegant
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