USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar's old videos singing 'Om Namah Shivaya' & Shankar Mahadevan¡¯s song go viral
Saurabh Netravalkar, who played a key role in USA¡¯s remarkable victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, has become an online sensation not just for his cricket skills but also for his musical talents. A video of Netravalkar singing and playing the ukulele is making waves on social media after his match-winning performance.
The video, originally posted in April, shows Netravalkar in casual attire, sitting in front of the camera. He begins playing his ukulele and sings "Om Namah Shivaya" with a captivating voice. This video has been widely shared, garnering over 402.5K views and nearly 11,900 likes in just a few hours.
One user on X shared the video, writing, ¡°He is Saurabh Netravalkar, who led the USA to victory against Pakistan in a super over.¡± Netravalkar had captioned his Instagram post, ¡°Gives me such positivity and bliss every time I listen!¡±
Social media reacts to Netravalkar¡¯s musical talent
The video has prompted a variety of responses from social media users. One X user remarked, ¡°He's a part-time cricketer, an engineer at Oracle with an MS in Computer Science from Cornell University, and also an excellent ukulele player.¡± Another user added, ¡°Always stay loyal to your roots.¡±
A third user commented, ¡°Wow, goosebumps. Such an artist on ukulele and on the field,¡± while a fourth joked, ¡°So many talents in one guy. Please don't let Indian parents know about this guy.¡± Another simply stated, ¡°This is so beautiful.¡±
Netravalkar sings Shankar Mahadevan¡¯s marathi song
Another video of Netravalkar has surfaced, where he sings "Mann Udhan Varyache," a popular Marathi song by Shankar Mahadevan. He posted this face-cam video on Instagram in May, ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup, with the caption, ¡°Winding down strumming on our rest day! This song is a great life lesson on the nature of the ever-wandering human mind! Mann Udhan Varyache sung by Shankar Mahadevan sir! What a gem of a song!¡±
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Born in Mumbai, Netravalkar was the former captain of the US national team and also played for India U19 before moving to America in 2015. Besides his singing videos, his LinkedIn profile has also gained attention after the match. According to his LinkedIn, he works at Oracle and was previously a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Cornell University.
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