The three-day-long lavish pre-wedding event of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant and his fiancée Radhika Merchant is being held at a residential township, close to RIL’s petroleum refinery near Jamnagar city.
New Delhi: Despite the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League is still 20-odd days away, the cricketing world comes together for a reunion at the pre-wedding festivities of Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son, Anant Ambani in Jamnagar, Gujarat. While Mumbai Indians star Ishan Kishan has already reached the venue, legendary figures Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni were all spotted at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport on Friday. Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Lucknow Super Giants’ Krunal Pandya, and Nicolas Pooran were the other cricketers spotted making their way to the big fat wedding of the year.
#WATCH | Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali arrive in Jamnagar, Gujarat for the three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. pic.twitter.com/LG9ZoY0lfR
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Notably, the Ambanis are the owners of Mumbai Indians, five-time winners of Indian Premier League. While Anant is the younger son of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) CMD Mukesh Ambani, Radhika is the younger daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare. Anant serves as a director on the boards of RIL and Jio Platforms Ltd among some other group firms.
Ishan Kishan arrived in Gujrat to attend Anant Ambani pre-wedding celebration.
Soon Ambani will acquire BCCI and make Ishan kishan as BCCI president 😁pic.twitter.com/1YMgHvWfYz
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The grand pre-wedding celebrations, which began on Friday, are being held at a residential township situated close to RIL’s petroleum refinery near Jamnagar city. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant had got engaged in January 2023.
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi arrive in Jamnagar, Gujarat for the three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. pic.twitter.com/GkCHhqWY1b
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Among the other high-profile sportspersons to arrive at the wedding are Olympic bronze medallist in badminton champion Saina Nehwal and Afghanistan cricket star Rashid Khan. It was also learnt that world renowned illusionist David Blaine and top Indian artists such as Arijit Singh, Ajay-Atul and Diljit Dosanjh would enthral the audience during the three-day-long festivities.
Prime Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, King and Queen of Bhutan, former President of Bolivia Jorge Quiroga, ex-PM of Australia Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and ex-Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt are also expected to attend the grand function.
With PTI Inputs