Tejashwi Yadav of bihar played domestic cricket!!!
Tejashwi Yadav is a well-known name in the world of politics today, but he got initial popularity not as a leader but as a cricketer. Yes, you heard it right, Tejashwi used to be a great cricket player but due to injury related problems, he could not continue his career. From first-class cricket, he also stepped into IPL. Apart from this, virat kohli has also played under his captaincy.
cricket was the first love
Tejashwi Yadav is the son of veteran indian leader Lalu prasad Yadav. There have been many such cases where the son of a leader became a leader, but Tejashwi's first love was not politics but cricket. He started taking interest in cricket from school level itself. Although Tejashwi is from bihar, but he did his schooling from delhi Public school located in rk Puram. But he did not complete his studies and left school before passing 10th.
Tejashwi started playing cricket from school days. After some time, he was selected in Delhi's Under-15 team as an all-rounder. This was the same delhi Under-15 team, whose captain was Virat Kohli. Tejashwi's junior level debut happened in the year 2003. Apart from Virat, Ishant Sharma was also included in his team.
kohli played under Tejashwi's captaincy
Recently, bihar Deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav claimed that years ago virat kohli played under his captaincy. He told that he had to say goodbye to cricket due to ligament rupture in both legs. Tejashwi claims that many cricketers who have played for india have played with him, of which virat kohli is also one. Tejashwi played his last match in february 2010. He also played for jharkhand in the domestic circuit and in his last match, he was able to score 5 runs with the bat and also took one wicket.
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