Indian Premier League, a game that has brought nations together with one game. International players working for Indian franchises and learning the culture in their months of stay here is impressive. One such example is Jonty Rhodes, the former South African cricketer, who named his daughter India.
The cricketer has been a major part of Mumbai Indian’s coaching team and has celebrated his daughter, India’s birthday Sunday. The cricketer posted on Twitter, “Happy Birthday baby India; 2 today #landofyourbirth.”
Surprising, the one time feisty fielder, Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to his tweet saying, “Happy birthday to India, from India.” A surprised Rhodes acknowledged this tweet and promptly replied, “Thank u @narendramodi ji; baby India really has been blessed in the land of her birth, by so many amazing people #makeinindia.”
Happy Birthday baby India; 2 today #landofyourbirth pic.twitter.com/RGVxmXRjRv
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) April 23, 2017
@narendramodi Thank u @narendramodi ji; baby India really has been blessed in the land of her birth, by so many amazing people #makeinindia
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) April 24, 2017
Rhodes, a proud father, speaking in an interview said that with the name India, she is set to have the best of both worlds. He added, “What I love about India is that it’s a rich mix of culture, heritage and tradition. It is a very spiritual country, very forward thinking nation. I really like that combination. What we really like about India is that every day we discover something new about this country. As people, we like discovering things about yourself and that`s hopefully what she will also discover.”
The baby girl was born in 2015 at the Surya Mother and Child Care Hospital in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. Rhodes also performed puja for his daughter at Pejawar Mutt in 2016 at Santa Cruz.
