Cricket fraternity extends wishes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Legendary Team India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and other cricketers have extended wishes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on their official social media handles.

"गणपती बाप्पा मोरया! मंगलमूर्ती मोरया! Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!," wrote Tendulkar in a video posted on his social media handle.

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Former Team India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan also shared a story on his social media handle.

Team India's star batsman Virat Kohli shared a video on his social media account's story.

Former Team India cricketer turned commentator Ajinkya Rahane also took to his official social media handle to extend his wishes.

Former Team India's cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara shared a story on his official social media handle.

The festival, commemorating the birth of Lord Ganesha, is being celebrated across the country with traditional rituals, prayers, and community festivities.

The current Indian team under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer is busy engaging in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Recently, the "Men in Blue" registered a victory by seven wickets against the Afghans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Ahead of the two T20I matches, Team India's mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been ruled out due to an injury. The injury has also put him in doubt for the upcoming Asian Games 2026.

Following the victory in the first T20I, the "Men in Blue" have taken a lead by 1-0 in the three-match series against the Afghans. The second T20I match is scheduled to be played on September 15 at the same venue.

IND vs AFG 2nd T20I: Full squads

India: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar*, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah*, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana*.

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ibrahim Zadran (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Noor Ahmad, Noor ul Rahman (WK), Abdullah Ahmadzai.

(With Inputs from Agencies)