Virender Sehwag calls himself 'Ganju'; gets trolled by Twitterati

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag loves to use the social media platform of Twitter with a lighter mood and he did the same on Sunday, August 26, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Sehwag posted a couple of photos of him receiving Rakhi from his sisters Anju and Manju and then trolled himself as “Ganju ji” (Mr Bald-headed). “Celebrating the wonderful inseparable bond that is Raksha Bandhan. With my lovely sisters Anju ji and Manju ji , I Ganju ji Wishing you all a very #HappyRakshaBhandan,” he wrote in his tweet greeting all on Raksha Bandhan.

As soon as Sehwag trolled himself for his less hair, his fans also joined the party. He is a popular character on Twitter for his humour-filled tweets and comical take on issues. His tweets also get huge engagements because of their uniqueness. Sehwag’s “Ganju ji” tweet was also liked by his followers as it was retweeted 2,790 times at the time of writing this report and liked over 41,000 times. Many of the fans also came up with their funny replies to Sehwag’s self-trolling.

Here are some of the replies that “Ganju ji” Sehwag got:

Wah sr ji aap ganju ji

— Ram Mehar (@RamMeha13765500) August 26, 2018

Very happy Raksha Bandhan to Anju ji, Manju ji, & you sir Ganju ji.

— Mohan Lal Jat (@mohanlaljat1972) August 26, 2018

Ganju ji 😂😂😂😂✌️ ..badiya.. Happy rakshabandan 🎊🎂🙏💐

— aditya arvind joshi (@adityaarvindjo1) August 26, 2018

App ganje hokar bhi kisi baal wale se kam handsomr nahi lagte hai…..

— KARAN KUMAR YADAV (@KARANKU76200856) August 26, 2018

ganju mast hain

— Ravi (@rk8926233) August 26, 2018

Kuch bhi paji…Aaj to aap jam rhe Ho👌💐🙏

— Manish Joshi(MJ) (@JoshilaMj) August 26, 2018

The cricketer lost a substantial chunk of his hair during his playing days. It is typical of men from the Indian sub-continent to loose hair as baldness is a commonly observed phenomenon. Sehwag tried his best to retain his look and underwent hair transplantation to recover it subsequently.

Fondly called “Viru”, the former Indian cricketer played 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is in an international career that spanned almost 14 years. He scored 8,586 runs in Tests; 8,273 runs in ODIs and 394 runs in T20Is besides taking 136 international wickets. He also scored 38 international hundreds. Post-retirement, Sehwag has donned many hats – including those of commentator, mentor, coach, consultant and analyst.

The man has also played in the Indian Premier League with a lot of authority towards the end of his playing career. Sehwag still remains the only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries in Tests.

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