'Who invited him?'- Fans confuse Khaleel Ahmed with Hasan Ali at Deepak Chahar's reception

India bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar tied the knot with his fiancee Jaya Bhardwaj in Agra on June 1. Deepak had proposed and confessed his love for Jaya during the IPL 2021 league fixture between the Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in the UAE last year which she accepted happily.

The Agra cricketer also held a reception gathering for his teammates, friends, and family in Delhi. The cricketers who attended the function included the likes of Rishabh Pant, Karn Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, etc. However, among the attendees was a lookalike of the Pakistani pacer Hasan Ali which left all the fans and cricket enthusiasts curious and made them wonder whether Hasan was indeed invited to the ceremony.

Meanwhile, it is to be noted that while the others who clicked in the photograph were formally dressed, the Pakistani cricketer’s lookalike was wearing a traditional Pathani kurta, which created the confusion in the first place.

Here’s how the Twitterati reacted after spotting Hasan Ali’s lookalike

Many Indian players attended the reception of Deepak Chahar's wedding. pic.twitter.com/gUl1oAZq06

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 4, 2022

Who invited hasan ali ? pic.twitter.com/NDHZ4BUgQh

— Priyanshu Khandelwal¹⁸ 🇮🇳 (@Priyanshuinnn) June 4, 2022

Hasan ali ko bhi bulaya tha kya? pic.twitter.com/ikHdyqBqWj

— CHAHAt (Ro)🇮🇳 (@Ro45desire) June 4, 2022

Hasan Ali also attended 😱🤔 pic.twitter.com/L7elA3ders

— Bhargav (@HaveuMetBhargav) June 4, 2022

Special appearance

— Pratham Lohia (@prat_tweets13) June 4, 2022

Thanks hasan ali pakistan se india aane ke liye🙏 pic.twitter.com/Ko4jiVmPGM

— Agle Sala Cup Namde (@Aglesalacupnamd) June 4, 2022

Bhai Hasan ali ko bulaya tha kya pak ke player ko😂😂rishabh pant ke barabar ne Hasan ali lag raha hai

— Sarthak Uppal (@SarthakUppal3) June 4, 2022

What's Hassan Ali doing there ? Right to Rishabh and left to Ishan ! 😂🤣👀

— TegtaJi ਹਰਸ਼ ਤੇਗਟਾ (@iamtegtaharsh) June 4, 2022

That's khaleel Ahmed dammit 😂

— Eren Kruger (@ErenKru139) June 4, 2022

Who's near Pant?

Hasan Ali jaisa lagta hai…

— Nikhil (@Nikhilcricrazy) June 4, 2022

Who was the mysterious person who seemed to be Hasan Ali’s lookalike?

Hasan Ali’s lookalike was none other than India’s left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed who has featured in 11 One Day Internationals and 14 T20Is since his international debut in September 2018 and was an integral member of the Indian squad that lifted the Asia Cup in the UAE.

Khaleel was last seen in action during the IPL 2022 where he had represented the Delhi Capitals. He finished the tournament with 16 wickets from 10 matches. The Rishabh Pant-led side finished fifth in this edition.

Talking about Chahar on the professional front, Chennai Super Kings, who were the defending champions, bought him back for a staggering INR 14 crore during the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru in February. Unfortunately for him and CSK, the bowling all-rounder could not even play a single game in this year’s marquee tournament. A quadriceps tear that he had sustained during the home T20I series against the West Indies kept him out of action for nearly a couple of months for which he underwent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.