Published 14:05 IST, June 3rd 2020
Mahesh Babu names 3 favourite cricketers, excludes SRH captain David Warner from it
Mahesh Babu, during a live Instagram chat, revealed that Sachin Tendulkar was his all-time favourite cricketer and named 2 other Indians in the list.
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Indian film actor Mahesh Babu recently revealed his favourite Indian cricketers and came out with his verdict of Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner's dance performance to his hit song Mind Block. Mahesh Babu is known to be a huge cricket fan and was also present at Wankhede Stadium during the 2011 World Cup final when he witnessed the match-winning six hit by MS Dhoni.
Mahesh Babu picks Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni as his favourite cricketers
During the Q&A session, Mahesh Babu was bombarded with questions related to cricket. In response to one fan question, the Telugu star named former and current Team India skipper MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli as his two favourite cricketers. He also mentioned Sachin Tendulkar's name, calling him his 'all-time favourite'.
Mahesh Babu reacts to SRH skipper David Warner's TikTok performance
Mahesh Babu is known for his performances in Telugu films and the actor recently took to his Instagram account to have an interactive session with his fans and followers while sitting at home during COVID-19. During the Instagram Live session, Mahesh Babu was asked by one of his fans about David Warner 's performance on his song. The actor replied by saying that it was simply awesome.
The recent David Warner TikTok video featured the Australian cricketer performing on the South Indian track with his wife Candice, which went viral on the internet. Apart from dancing to the Mahesh Babu song, the cricketer posted a video on TikTok where he could be seen enacting a dialogue from Mahesh Babu’s superhit South Indian movie Pokiri, that was released back in 2006.
David Warner awaits SRH return
While David Warner continues to entertain fans on TikTok debut, he would be hoping to lead SRH in the Indian Premier League if the tournament does takes place in near future. Warner was set to represent SRH in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was slated to take place from March 29 to May 24. However, the BCCI last month decided to postpone the T20 league due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country.
David Warner has so far featured in 126 matches in the IPL in which he has managed to score a total of 4,706 runs with an average of 43.17. Warner has four IPL centuries to his name and had led SRH to their only IPL title till date, back in 2016.
(IMAGE: MAHESH BABU / ICC/ INSTAGRAM)
14:05 IST, June 3rd 2020