Eden Gardens: Cricket legends felicitated before India- Pakistan match
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on behalf of the CAB, presented a scarf, a memento and flower bouquet to Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis of Pakistan and Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Shewag and Sachin Tendulkar in presence of former India captain and president of CAB Sourav Ganguly. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and film star Abhishek Bachchan were also felicitated by the West Bengal Chief Minister at the function.
While Imran Khan , Sachin Tendulkar and Abhishek Bachchan expressed their gratitude for the felicitation, Chief minister Mamata banerjee thanked the cricketers for their presence at the function.
Noted Pakistani singer Shafaqat Amanat Ali Khan and Amitabh Bachchan sang the national anthem of Pakistan and India respectively before the start of the match.
Image: BCCI Twitter page
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