Latest Cricket News: With the commencement of the highly anticipated World Cup 2023 inching closer, the activity in the World of Cricket has picked up a genuine pace. World Cup 2023, the pinnacle ICC tournament, is all set to get underway on October 5 with a clash between England and New Zealand. The showpiece ICC competition will run during a 45-day window with the finale scheduled on November 19.

As things stand, the warm-up leg of the World Cup 2023 is occurring across the cities of Guwahati, Trivandrum, and Hyderabad in India. Each participating side will feature in two warm-up affairs before kicking off their campaign in the Group Stage of the mega event. Cricket fanatics, certainly, are in for a treat in the approaching 50-odd days.

Latest Cricket News: Singer Harrdy Sandhu Brings Light To His Less-Known Cricket Career

Meanwhile, popular Bollywood singer and actor Harry Sandhu went on to disclose a few anecdotes from his early Cricket career. Very few would know, that Sandhu aspired to become a Cricketer before joining the Film industry and has played in the Ranji Trophy and for the India Under-19 team. During a chat with YouTuber Raj Shamani, the Punjab-born celebrity further revealed an incident of him bowling against veteran cricketer MS Dhoni.

“I wanted to become a Cricketer. I have played for India Under-19, I have played in Ranji Trophy. In our team during under-19 days, we had Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and, Ajinkya Rahane,” said Harrdy Sandhu in the Raj Shamani Podcast

When asked whether he played along with MS Dhoni or not, Harrdy Sandhu said “I have played against MS Dhoni. He made a lot of runs (119 runs off 70 balls) in that match. But, he hit only one four on my bowling.”

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Sandhu further disclosed that he has played for some high-profile India domestic sides along with renowned India players like Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ravindra Jadeja. Moreover, the 37-year-old recently acted in a cricket-based Bollywood movie named ‘83’ which highlighted India’s World Cup 1983 triumph under Kapil Dev.