India cricketer Rishabh Pant and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra met for the first time during a photoshoot. Neeraj shared few pictures with Rishabh on his official Instagram account.
The photoshoot was organized by JSW Sports, the agency which manages both the athletes. Neeraj and Pant looked like long-time friends in the pictures.
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"Always easier when you have a friend with you to face the cameras!", wrote Neeraj while posting the pictures. Both of them have huge respect for each other's achievements.
As quoted by Hindustan Times, Rishabh called Neeraj "India's golden boy" while praising him. “I have massive respect for Neeraj. He is India’s golden boy. I don’t have words to express my excitement for what he did at the Olympics," he said.
Neeraj also acknowledged the hard work of Pant to reach where he is currently. "I don’t follow cricket much, but I still have heard a lot about Rishabh Pant," Neeraj says. "Like me, Rishabh belongs to a regular family and had to travel long distances to follow his passion for cricket."
Their bonding grew so much during the shoot that India's star athletes went for an unscheduled dinner together.
(With Hindustan Times Inputs)
