Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper is currently enjoying his time in Australia for the four-match Test series, which is currently level at 1-1. Even as his team has strained a little bit, Kohli had a joyous time with the bat. In the first innings of the second Test at Perth Stadium, he scored his 25th Test century. Apart from his unbelievable statistics, Kohli is also a sought-after name in the commercial market.
Kohli also features in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. Moreover, he is the brand ambassador of a number of popular companies and has a high brand value. He’s also amongst the highest paid sportsman in India. However, there’s one man, who has played a significant role in Virat’s commercial success. His name is Bunty Sajdeh.
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On Monday, the Indian skipper posted a tweet in which he got the users on the social media platform wondering about who Bunty is and the history of his association with the enigmatic cricketer from New Delhi. Kohli posted a picture of theirs on the micro-blogging website. Moreover, he captioned the picture and wrote, “10 years with the mad one! @buntysajdeh,”
10 years with the mad one! 😆🤗👊 @buntysajdeh pic.twitter.com/ZoWxuIERRm
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 24, 2018
Sajdeh is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cornerstone- one of the leading talent management companies in India. He has been working with Kohli ever since the cricketer’s U19 stint for the Indian team. He also manages some other sporting personas like Sunil Chhetri, Vinesh Phogat, KL Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane and many other renowned figures.
Sajdeh was also rumored to have dated Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, who came to the limelight after his maiden Bollywood movie Salman Khan- starrer Dabangg, way back in 2012. He is the brother of Seema Khan, Salman’s sister-in-law. Not just Sonakshi, Sajdeh was also rumored to have dated the likes of Sushmita Sen, Dia Mirza and Neha Dhupia.