‘Star Meeting’: Irfan Pathan Shares Fan Moment With Rajinikanth (twitter/IrfanPathan)

Star cricketer meets star actor. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan met Tamil Superstar actor Rajinikanth in Chennai airport, and Mr Pathan shared a fan-boy moment picture on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Irfan Pathan was one of the commentators for the Afghanistan vs Pakistan match held at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, as part of the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup edition. The match concluded with Afghanistan setting a historic eight-wicket win against Pakistan on Monday. However, it was his dance on the field that won everyone’s hearts.

“Simplest person on this planet”, wrote Irfan Pathan, who is a former Indian cricketer turned Commentator, Cricket Analyst, Actor and Dancer, after meeting Rajinikanth at the airport.  Mr Pathan took to his X handle and posted a photo in which he is seen posing with the megastar. “Biggest super star of our country”, said Mr Pathan. “It was a great learning meeting him”, he added on X.

Biggest super star of our country yet simplest person on this planet. It was a great learning meeting him. #Thalaivar @rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/majp3vd9cT

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 24, 2023

Mr Pathan was a bowling all-rounder and a member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He began his career as a fast-medium swing bowler and joined the national team when he was just 19. His test debut was in 2003 against South Africa and set ODI debut in 2004 against Australia. He often evoke comparisons with Pakistan team captain Wasim Akram for his promising swings. He slowly lose pace and swing – even though batting continued to be productive – but dropped from the team in both Tests and ODIs by the end of 2006. On Monday, Irfan Pathan and Rashid Khan did a celebratory bhangra dance after Afghanistan defeated Pakistan in Chennai.

Rajinikanth is a pan-Indian actor who predominantly work in Tamil industry. His career spans almost five decades, did 169 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam, and still has a huge fan base all over India and outside the country. His recent Nelson directorial Jailer was a huge hit and thrashed many records. He had been in Kerala recently for shooting the upcoming ‘Thalaivar 170’. The movie also features Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier and Dushara Vijayan in crucial roles.