Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has revealed that he was named after a brand called 'Dinesh suitings', which was endorsed by the original Little Master, Sunil Gavaskar.

Gavaskar celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Test debut on Saturday, March 6, and was felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with a specially commemorated Indian Test cap with the words ‘Celebrating 50 years’ written on it.

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Cricket fans celebrated the event on social media and posted facts, feelings, and much more about Gavaskar.

A Twitter user posted an old video of a ‘Dinesh suitings’ commercial featuring Sunil Gavaskar. He mentioned in the caption that Dinesh Karthik was named after this brand as his father was a fan of the Indian cricketer back then.

Here is the tweet:

Did you know? @DineshKarthik was named after this famous brand. DK's father, Krishna Kumar, is a big fan of #SunilGavaskar #50yearsofsunny pic.twitter.com/bO7nbQi4NG

— Santhosh Kumar (@giffy6ty) March 6, 2021

Dinesh Karthik then quoted the tweet and wrote, “#truestory”

#truestory https://t.co/YGnvtb5gg1

— DK (@DineshKarthik) March 6, 2021