Many celebrities and sports personalities are constantly sharing their stand and opinions on various social media platforms regarding the ongoing highly controversial ‘India vs. Bharat’ debate. While many criticized the decision, many supported it and slammed others. Amid the ongoing row, two Indian cricket legends – Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, have presented their opinion on the debate.

Sehwag wrote to BCCI secretary Jay Shah and urged players to play with ‘Bharat’ written on their jerseys.

‘We are Bharatiyas’

“I have always believed a name should be one which instills pride in us. We are Bhartiyas, India is a name given by the British and it has been long overdue to get our original name ‘Bharat’ back officially. I urge the BCCI (secretary) Jay Shah to ensure that in this World Cup our players have Bharat on our chest,” VIRU said in a tweet.

He also gave an example of such?? a scenario and mentioned ??the Netherlands cricket team (formerly Holland).

“In the 1996 World Cup, Netherlands came to play in the World Cup in Bharat as Holland. In 2003, when we met them, they were The Netherlands and continue to be so. Burma have changed the name given by the British back to Myanmar. “And many others have gone back to their original name,” Sehwag further mentioned in another tweet.

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Sunil Gavaskar also opened up on the issue and cleared that ‘Bharat’ is the original name. However, he added that if a change has to be made, it should be brought to everything.

‘That is the original name, Bharat’

“That is the original name, Bharat. So it has a nice ring to it. But it has to be done at the official level, the government level and the BCCI level for the team to be called Bharat cricket team. But changes have occurred. Burma is now called Myanmar. So the original name can come in and I do not see much of a problem. But, basically, it needs to come in everything,” the f??ormer cricketer ??said in a chat with India Today.

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Team India players seemed in high spirits as they went out to watch the new Bollywood movie ‘Bharat’ in Nottingham on Tuesday. The Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starred flick hit the theatres on Eid last week and the Indian cricketers took this opportunity to catch up on some entertainment before getting on with business in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Kedar Jadhav, who is a die-hard Salman Khan fan, had MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya for company along with the some of the support staff members as they watched th??e movie.

“BHARAT KI TEAM BHARAT MOVIE KE BAAD,” Jadhav posted on his Twitter handle.

BHARAT KI TEAM ❤️ BHARAT MOVIE KE BAAD 🎬 @hardikpandya7 @msdhoni @klrahul11 @SDhawan25 @atulreellife @BeingSalmanKhan @aliabbaszafar @nikhilnamit @Bharat_TheFilm pic.twitter.com/zv4jgtSkhK

— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) June 12, 2019

Kedar’s tweet didn’t evade the eyes of the ‘Bharat’ actor. Replying to Jadhav’s post, the 53-year-old Salman wished Team India for the upcoming matches of the World Cup. Moreover, he thanked his brothers for taking some time out for watching ‘Bharat’ amidst their busy schedule in England.

The Bollywood superstar replied to Kedar, and wrote, “Thank you Bharat team for liking Bharat�?shukriya bhaiyon for watching #Bharat in England…best wishes for the upcoming matches�?pura #Bharat apke sath hai�?#BharatJeetega.”

Thank you Bharat team for liking Bharat… shukriya bhaiyon for watching #Bharat in England…best wishes for the upcoming matches… pura #Bharat apke sath hai… #BharatJeetega //t.co/jusDppfvOc

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) June 12, 2019

On every Eid, Salman Khan has a perfect Eidi for his fans and even this time around, it’s no different. On the opening day, the movie clubbed a massive �?2.3 crores after getting screened in 4,700 screens across India. It also broke the record of his biggest opener till date. After six days, Bharat has earned over a humongous �?50 crores.

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