South Africa’s Rhodes is the former fielding coach of Mumbai Indians and stays in India for most of the year.
New Delhi, On the occasion of India’s 73rd Republic Day 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to famous cricketers Jonty Rhodes and Chris Gayle, appreciating their ‘close ties’ with India. Is.
South Africa’s Rhodes is the former fielding coach of Mumbai Indians and stays in India for most of the year. He has also named his daughter ‘India’. On the other hand, Chris Gayle of West Indies is very popular in India due to his explosive batting in IPL.
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Modi wrote in a letter to Rhodes, “I wish you a very Happy Republic Day.” It was proved when you named your daughter after this great country. You are a special envoy of the strong ties between our countries.
Rhodes shared this letter on social media. It further reads, “India is passing through a period of historic socio-economic change. I am sure this will empower lives and contribute to the global fund.”
Thank you @narendramodi ji for the very kind words. I have indeed grown so much as an individual on every visit to India. My whole family celebrates #RepublicDay with all of India, honoring the importance of a #Constitution that protects the rights of the Indian people #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/olovZ8Pgvn
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) January 26, 2022
Both Rhodes and Gayle thanked Prime Minister Modi for the letter. Rhodes tweeted, “Thank you Narendra Modiji for your words. Every time I come to India, I have matured a lot as a human being. My whole family is celebrating Republic Day with India. Respecting the importance of the Constitution protecting the rights of the people of India. Jai Hind.”
I would like to congratulate India on their 73rd Republic Day. I woke up to a personal message from Prime Minister Modi @narendramodi reaffirming my close personal ties with him and to the people of India. Congratulations from the Universe Boss and nuff love ️🙏🏿
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) January 26, 2022
Gayle tweeted, “I congratulate India on its 73rd Republic Day. When I woke up in the morning, I got a personal message from Prime Minister Modi in which he and my close personal relationship with the people of India were mentioned. Congratulations and love from Universal Boss.”
There is no dearth of fans of cricketers like Gayle, David Warner and AB de Villiers in India. Because of the IPL, star cricketers from all over the world spend a lot of time in India, which has given them an opportunity to come closer to India.