Viral video: Anurag Thakur smashes Raghav Chadha for 6 to complete 100 runs in charity match
Parliamentarians from both the Houses on Sunday gathered on the cricket ground at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand Stadium to promote the goal of a TB-free India by 2025.
In the 20-over cricket match for charity, former Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur was unbeaten at 111 runs and helped Lok Sabha Speaker XI win by 73 runs.
But what caught the attention of social media was when Anurag Thakur smashing Raghav Chadda for six to complete his 100 runs, a video of which has gone viral.
Century by Himachal ka Chokra @ianuragthakur 🔥 Did you know Anurag Thakur was part of the Ranji team before heading the BCCI? One of the most multi-talented politicians out there—shining both on the cricket field and in politics. #HimachalPradesh
— Nikhil saini (@iNikhilsaini) December 15, 2024
Captain Anurag Thakur completed his century in 59 balls and scored an unbeaten 111 runs facing a total of 65 balls.
Thakur played many excellent shots in this match and sent the ball across the boundary line many times.
Lok Sabha Speaker XI team set a huge target of 251 runs in front of Chairman 11 team after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In response, the Chairman 11 team could score only 178 runs after losing 8 wickets, in which former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin scored the highest 74 runs facing 42 balls.
Anurag Thakur was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance.
Best bowler Deepender Hooda, best fielder Nishikant Dubey, best batsman Mohammad Azharuddin, golden duck jointly by Ram Mohan Naidu and Imran Pratapgarhi, super six by K. Sudhakar, super catch by Manoj Tiwari, maximum boundaries by Anurag Thakur, fighter of the match title was given to Chandrashekhar Azad.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha praised the initiative, noting, "It is wonderful that MPs from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha have come together for such a noble cause. I hope we see more initiatives where political leaders from different parties unite to fight for important causes like this."
The match was inaugurated with releasing the Tricolor balloons in the air by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
And Union Minister Piyush Goyal distributed prizes to the players and encouraged them.
