06 June,2017 06:00 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai cricketers Shardul Thakur and Siddhesh Lad may have been in opposite camps during the IPL 10 final recently, but both are best of friends and recently got together for a good cause at their alma mater
Siddhesh Lad, SVIS director Yogesh Patel and Shardul Thakur
Rising Pune Supergiant's pace ace Shardul Thakur and Mumbai Indians' batsman Siddhesh Lad may have been in opposite camps during the Indian Premier League-10 final recently, but both are best of friends and got together for a good cause at their alma mater, Swami Vivekanand International School (Borivli) last week.
It was the 51st birthday of the school's director, Yogesh Patel and the Mumbai Ranji players took time off not just to attend a small birthday party in the school premises but to also share some invaluable tips with the young school students. "This school is what made us what we are and we owe everything to it so we are always looking to give back in whatever small way we can," said pacer Thakur while addressing the young gathering.
Patel said he was touched by his wards' kind gesture. "My birthday is not important, but the fact that they spoke to the young school students is what matters. You may be a champion, but if you are not humble, you will not succeed. I'm glad that our school has passed on the quality of humility to its students. I'm sure their interaction would have left many of our students inspired to dream about making it big in sport just like them," Patel told mid-day.
