The Indian cricketers took to social media to express their love for their mothers as the world celebrated Mother’s Day 2020 on Sunday. The likes of the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, and the veteran all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh expressed their love for their mothers with heartwarming messages.
Virat posted a couple of pictures with his mother while Yuvraj took to Instagram and posted a picture along with a video message for his mother and thanked her for standing by him through all the tough times in his life. Kohli’s post read: “Happy Mother’s Day.”
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Legendary cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar paid special tribute by coming up with a new meaning for “Aai”, the Marathi word for mother.
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He tweeted: “You are AAI to me because besides everything else you are Always Amazing & Irreplaceable. Thank you for everything you have done for me.”
You are AAI to me because, besides everything else you are Always Amazing & Irreplaceable.
Thank you for everything you have done for me. 🙏Happy #MothersDay Aai. pic.twitter.com/UVQeMMmRjX
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 10, 2020
The veteran Indian all-rounder, Suresh Raina tweeted: “No words are enough to thank you for your unconditional love & all the sacrifices you have made for me. Love you forever mumma! Wishing you a very Happy Mother’s Day.#HappyMothersDay.”
No words are enough to thank you for your unconditional love & all the sacrifices you have made for me. Love you forever mumma! Wishing you a very Happy Mother’s Day.#HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/8TrJ0MjgzJ
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 9, 2020
The Indian opener, Mayank Agarwal tweeted: “Thank you for laughing with us at the best of times and sticking with us through the worst of times. What would we do without you? All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe it to my mother. Happy mother’s day #HappyMothersDay.”
Thank you for laughing with us at the best of times and sticking with us through the worst of times. What would we do without you?
All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe it to my mother.
Happy mother's day #HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/Zyz1FHWs1S
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) May 10, 2020
Former Indian cricketer, VVS Laxman said, “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. Thank you Amma for being the rock in my life. #HappyMothersDay to you and all the moms out there.”
Thank you for laughing with us at the best of times and sticking with us through the worst of times. What would we do without you?
All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe it to my mother.
Happy mother's day #HappyMothersDay pic.twitter.com/Zyz1FHWs1S
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) May 10, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, almost all major sports events have either been canceled or postponed as a precautionary measure by the organizers. The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has also been postponed indefinitely by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the nationwide lockdown in the country was extended till May 17 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The BWF also shifted the World Championships, which was scheduled to be played in August next year, to November-December 2021 in a bid to avoid a possible clash with Tokyo Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
