Vaibhav Sooryavanshi viral fan interaction: Not just on the cricket field in Wellington, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi grabbed everyone’s attention off the field too as an interaction between the 15-year-old and a woman went viral post the Men in Blue’s series-clinching victory on Tuesday.
Moved to his usual opening spot after a flop show at no.3, entertained the crowds with a 19-ball 45 at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington as India chased down New Zealand’s 198/3 in just 13.2 overs. thus taking a unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Post India’s win, was giving autographs to a handful Indian fans on the sidelines, when the Indian woman showered the Indian cricketer with a simple, affectionate and a motherly advice for the teenager, the video of which went viral on social media.
As Sooryavanshi was busy giving autographs, the woman, probably in her late thirtes, adviced the teenager to not drink cold water. “Garam paani piyo, thanda mat peena (Drink warm water. Don’t drink cold water),” the woman can be heard saying.
The woman also told Sooryavanshi, “Hum bhi Ballia se hain” (We are also from Ballia).” Ballia is a district in Uttar Pradesh, and is approximately 201 to 230 kilometers away from Bihar’s Samastipur, from where hails. The young Indian cricketer responded, “Achha ji, theek hai” (Okay, all right)”, along with a warm smile on his face.
He also took a picture with the woman. meanwhile, the woman, named Chetana Singh, also posted a video after the incident, explaining her intentions while advising Sooryavanshi to drink warm water. “As you all know that my video with Vaibhav went viral, I adviced him to drink warm water from the closeness that we share as Indians,” the woman said.
“Since he is from Bihar and I am from Ballia, we are culturally very close. Also the fact that the weather in Wellington was a bit harsh yesterday, and it was pretty cold on the field and Vaibhav was also feeling a bit uncomfortable. Like I advice my all brothers, I told Vaibhav too.”
