'There's a father hidden in every son' - How sports fraternity honoured their dads on Father's Day

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Published at :June 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Modified at :June 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM

(Courtesy : X/@IamBhavaniDevi and @NSaina)

Sachin Tendulkar, Rani Rampal, Geeta Phogat, and more shared pictures on Father’s Day.

The whole world celebrated Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June this year, on the 17th. Everyone paid tribute to their fathers, who played a huge role in their success with several sacrifices.

Much like any other person, the Indian sports fraternity also shared pictures and stories of their fathers, who supported them through hardship and made sure that their children succeeded in their desired discipline. Hence, without further ado, let’s take a look at how the Indian sports fraternity reacted on the Father’s Day occasion.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took to X (formerly Twitter) and uploaded a picture with his father with a heartwarming note. He captioned the post, “In loving memory of my father, whose laughter lit up every room and whose love made every moment special. Forever missed, forever loved. Happy Father’s Day, Baba!”

In loving memory of my father, whose laughter lit up every room and whose love made every moment special. Forever missed, forever loved. Happy Father's Day, Baba!#FathersDay pic.twitter.com/H23BfaYqiO
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 16, 2024

Former Indian cricket team batsman Gautam Gambhir uploaded a picture with his kids. He captioned the picture, “Every day is Father’s Day for these two!” Former cricketer Suresh Raina also posted on the occasion of Father’s Day.

Everyday is Father’s Day for these two! ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/oxloWXXM8A
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) June 16, 2024

Happy Father's Day to all the incredible dads out there! Cheers to the superheroes who don't wear capes but make the world a better place every day. #FathersDay #SuperDads pic.twitter.com/Kg6e2JqOoP
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) June 16, 2024

Former Indian wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat also uploaded pictures on social media with their fathers.

बापू अगर सेहत के लिये हानिकारक नहीं होते तो आज हम इस मुक़ाम पर नहीं होते, ज़िंदगी में जो भी कुछ हासिल किया है वो सब कुछ पापा की वजह से ही है, हम बहुत भाग्यशाली हैं जो हमें आप जैसे महान पिता मिले !! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽#happyfathersday pic.twitter.com/XINhpiRdJX
— geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) June 16, 2024

मां ने प्यार से हमे दुनिया दिखाई, पिताजी ने उस दुनिया की नफरतों से हमे वाकिफ करायामां ने प्यार से हमे रास्ता दिखाया, पिताजी ने उसी रास्ते पर चलना सिखायाहमे अकेला महसूस ना हो इसलिए मां और पिताजी दोनो ने अपना हाथ बढ़ायामां ने पीड़ा महसूस की ओर पिताजी ने उस पीड़ा से लड़ना… pic.twitter.com/RAmkZ5uh0Y
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) June 16, 2024

Indian field hockey star Rani Rampal and fencer Bhavani Devi also celebrated the annual occasion of Father’s Day. Rampal also uploaded an adorable picture of her father with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

Happy Father’s Day papa❤️आपकी सिखायी हर चीज ज़िंदगी में आज भी मेरे साथ है कि हमेशा मेहनत करके खायों, हमेशा अपने हक़ का खायों, इमानदारी से ज़िन्दगीजीयो और नेकी करके भूल जाओ । ज़िंदगी कैसे कर्मों के सिर पे जी जाती है मैंने आपसे सीखी. pic.twitter.com/ltaVqLzVYA
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) June 16, 2024

Happy Father's Day 🤍❤️#FathersDay pic.twitter.com/mXcPF4CI75
— C A Bhavani Devi (@IamBhavaniDevi) June 16, 2024

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Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal, former Olympian Joydeep Karmakar, and former ATP doubles World No. #1 Leander Paes also uploaded a picture alongside their fathers on social media. Nehwal penned a beautiful note on the occasion where she talked about her journey and the support of her father.

A father to my son and a son to my father. Theres a father hidden in every son – Bengali Poem#fathersday #fathersday2024 pic.twitter.com/0XkRvPxStQ
— Joydeep Karmakar OLY (@Joydeep709) June 16, 2024

Thank you so much for taking risk and making me a badminton player at that point of time when we didn’t have any champions or I didn’t have anyone to look up to cause when I started playing badminton at the age of 9 (1999 ) Badminton was not popular in India …and you being a… pic.twitter.com/YDIAtmj2zx
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) June 16, 2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there! So blessed to still celebrate mine. 🥰🙏🥳 pic.twitter.com/wL7EOUJ6s9
— Leander Paes OLY (@Leander) June 16, 2024

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Shashank Tripathi

Shashank is a journalist at Khel Now covering Olympic sports. A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate, he’s a former national-level footballer and multi-sport athlete. A Liverpool fan since 2014, he idolizes Steven Gerrard and admires Rafael Nadal’s grit. Known for his accurate, well-researched reporting, Shashank also follows tennis, WWE, and taekwondo.