An online video of Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma on YouTube shows the boys in a different light. On the field, during the team huddle it seems like Gambhir is seen caressing Ishant’s behind. There are more than one versions on YouTube and one link has already got 6,513 hits.
Interestingly, fans who’ve seen the video have mixed reactions. While some are cracking jokes on this ‘strange’ act, others wonder whether it’s a hoax.
Media professional Megha was stunned at the YouTube grab and wondered, “Are Ishant and Gambhir ‘bum-chums’? It’s a funny video and I liked it. But I am not sure if it’s real.”
While junaid113 commented on the YouTube video, “Lmfaoooooo i guess i have something good to bring up next time an argument sparks up :P . Too funny yet disturbing, unexpected and weird at the same time but love is said to be blind LOL?.”
The YouTube link of this video has been uploaded on the India Cricket group on Facebook and has some really witty comments by members. Sample this, Rohit Singh Rawat says, “arey bhai ye kya ho rha h yhi to khi reason nhi kharaab performance ka” and Shraddha Prabhu writes, “Talk about PDA! Hold on, the real story is: did anyone say that there are no ‘real gay’ men in India? I am psyched, this is one (more) for the gay rights movement in India. Indian cricket team- truly representative :))”
Cricket enthusiast Ranadip Chowdhury says, “It was the sorriest frame of the Indian team in England. Not concentrating on the job they’re supposed to do, and, instead busy doing something else. Do they want to be popular in England? Because with their performance it wouldn’t be possible so they are adopting a ‘different’ way to get noticed.”