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'Sanskar umar se bade hai is ladke ke' - Fans react as India U19 star Arshin Kulkarni touches Jacques Kallis' feet on meeting him

Arshin Kulkarni is currently a part of India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming Men's U-19 World Cup 2024, which is set to be played in South Africa.

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Arshin Kulkarni and Jacques Kallis (File Photo: X)

Arshin Kulkarni and Jacques Kallis (File Photo: X)

India Under-19 are currently in South Africa to play in the Men’s U19 World Cup 2024. They recently played against Australia in their first warm-up game ahead of the main round of the tournament. In the same line of events, India U19’s young all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni made it to the headlines after he recently met the former legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis.  

In a heartfelt moment, Arshin Kulkarni didn’t miss a chance to show respect for the former legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis. Kulkarni touched Kallis’ feet to show his respect towards his idol and one of the greatest all-rounders who ever played the game.

The video of this heart-warming moment is also making rounds on social media as soon as it was shared by a user over X (formerly Twitter). The youngster also attracted a lot of praise from cricket fans; fans lauded Kulkarni for living up to the Indian values of respecting the elders.

Here’s a look at the video of Arshin Kulkarni meeting Jacques Kallis:

Notably, India U19 will start their campaign in the Under-19 World Cup with their first match against Bangladesh on Saturday, January 20 2024 at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. The men in blue will be playing under the captaincy of young middle-order batter Uday Saharan.

India U19 are placed in Group A, alongside Bangladesh U19, Ireland U19, and USA U19. The main round of the tournament will commence on Friday, January 19 2024 with the tournament opener between Ireland U19 and USA U19 and Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein

India U-19 Squad for Men’s U19 World Cup 2024:

Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.

Here’s how fans reacted to Arshin Kulkarni touching Jacques Kallis’ feet:

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