US Pacer Saurabh Netravalkar attends India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match & has a special message for brown kids
As India triumphed over Pakistan in a thrilling match on June 9, 2024, in New York, there was a Mumbai-born cricketer present in the crowds who had played a key role in Pakistan's defeat by the US a few days earlier in the World Cup. That man is none other than Saurabh Netravalkar, who had a message for brown kids around the world.
As India triumphed over Pakistan in a thrilling match on June 9, 2024, in New York, there was a Mumbai-born cricketer present in the crowds who had played a key role in Pakistan's defeat by the US a few days earlier in the World Cup. That man is none other than Saurabh Netravalkar, who had a message for brown kids around the world.
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Last week, the cricket world witnessed one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history as the USA stunned Pakistan in a Group A match.
Mumbai-born Saurabh Netravalkar's brilliant Super Over performance helped the USA leave Babar Azam's team in shock. Defending 18 runs in the one-over eliminator in Dallas, Netravalkar conceded just 13 runs, securing a historic victory for the USA.
Fast forward to Sunday, during the high-stakes India-Pakistan match, Netravalkar was spotted in the stands of the New York stadium, chatting with Indian-American comedian Zarna Garg.
A clip of their quick chat was later posted on Instagram by Zarna, who captioned it, "Let¡¯s not lose sight."
Saurabh Netravalkar with Indian-American comedian Zarna
She introduced Saurabh, highlighting his recent heroics against Pakistan, which has earned him a massive fanbase.
Zarna then asked Netravalkar to share a message for the ¡°brown kids staying all over America.¡±
The cricketer¡¯s advice was simple yet inspiring: ¡°Dream big and do what you love."
Watch the video here:
Interestingly, Netravalkar works at Oracle and was previously a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Cornell University.
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Born in Mumbai on October 16, 1991, Saurabh Netravalkar was the former captain of the US national team and also played for India U19 alongside KL Rahul, Jaydev Unadkar and Mayank Agarwal before moving to America in 2015.
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