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Virender Sehwag fulfils Rio Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik’s dream
Known for his witty humour, Sehwag took to his Twitter handle to express his glee and his words says it all
Written by Cricket Country Staff
Published: Aug 27, 2016, 03:38 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 27, 2016, 10:41 AM (IST)

Virender Sehwag fulfils the wish of Rio Olympics 2016 bronze medallist, Sakshi Malik, by meeting her after the latter requested him through Twitter. The duo had great time together. Earlier, Malik tweeted to the former Indian cricketer and expressed her desire to meet Sehwag after winning the bronze medal for the country in women’s 58kg wrestling and brought pride to the nation. In fact, she is the only female Indian wrestler to win a medal at Olympics. ALSO READ: Hilarious: Sakshi Malik seeks appointment with Sehwag; gets reply in his trademark style
Known for his witty humour, Sehwag took to his Twitter handle to express his glee and his tweet says it all. Sehwag wrote, “Great meeting @SakshiMalik .She did not wrestle,and so I comfortably congratulated her for making the country proud.” ALSO READ: English scribe Piers Morgan blasts India’s performance at Olympics; gets bashed by Virender Sehwag, other trolls
Great meeting @SakshiMalik .She did not wrestle,and so I comfortably congratulated her for making the country proud. pic.twitter.com/n4JQBGxpVw
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 26, 2016
It was an overwhelming moment for the fans to see two stars coming together building camaraderie. Earlier Sakshi tweeted:
@virendersehwag Good morning sir , I want to meet u , please tell me time, when u feel convenient,today or tomorrow, Sakshi malik — Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 25, 2016
Sehwag replied:
Sure ,will let you know the time. Hope you won’t start wrestling with me, Sakshi https://t.co/XTau8YTnEd
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 25, 2016
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Sehwag was very encouraging and backed the Indian contingents at the star-studded event. Sehwag continues to win thousands of hearts through his gestures and tweets on social media but this one was certainly the best.