Punjab Kings all-rounder Harpreet Brar was the wrecker-in-chief for his team in the IPL 2021 game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Judging by his presence online it can be said that he wears his turban with pride. The all-rounder was in superb form with the bat and ball in his first game of the season. The incident which has come to light after the performance happened a week ago.
The 25-year-old was seen taking at a troll who compared him with a famous Bollywood actor. An Instagram user noted that the Brar was looking like Akshay Kumar, from his movie ‘Singh is Bliing.’
In the movie, which was released in 2015, Akshay Kumar played the role of a Sikh guy, who wears a turban. The movie became quite popular among Punjabis back in the day. However, Brar was not pleased by the user comparing him with Kumar. The user wrote, “Paaji aap singh is bling ke Akshay Kumar dikhte ho”, which means ‘Brother, you look like Akshay Kumar in the movie Singh is Bliing.’
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Replying to the Instagram user, the young cricketer responded, saying that he doesn’t wear the turban for money. He wrote, “Paise k liye Turban nhi pehnte hum #isupportfarmers,” he responded on his Twitter account with the screenshot of the question on his Instagram DM. This comment comes amidst the farmers’ protest in India.
Paise k liye nhi Turban nhi pehnte hum 🙏🏽 #isupportfarmers pic.twitter.com/lghpeG83wB
— Harpreet Brar (@thisisbrar) April 25, 2021
Harpreet Brar became a star overnight as in the first innings, he played a fiery knock of 17-balls 25*, helping them to reach a substantial score. He supported his captain, KL Rahul in that partnership which took Punjab out of trouble as they managed to get to a score of 179.
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During the run chase, at the halfway stage, RCB was struggling to score runs and Brar first dismissed Virat Kohli and then Glenn Maxwell with his very next ball. He later scalped the wickets of AB de Villiers, to dismantle RCB’s run-chase, ending with 3 for 19 in four overs.
