
New Delhi: BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah, on September 5, presented the “Super Star of the Millennium,” Amitabh Bachchan, with the golden ticket for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023, in India later this year.
Amitabh Bachchan is given the award as a sign of respect from BCCI for his continuous enthusiasm toward cricket.
Amitabh is a long-time sports fan, with cricket being his favourite of them all. He was even announced as the league ambassador for the Legends Cricket League, a cricket league for retired cricketers in 2021.
Evidently, the love for sports runs inside the Bachchan bloodline, as Amitabh Bachchan’s son Abhishek also being a sports buff. Abhishek even owns teams in two of the major sports leagues in India. He currently owns Jaipur Pink Panthers, in the Pro Kabaddi League and Chennaiyan FC, in the Indian Super League.
Keeping all this in mind presenting Amitabh with a Golden Ticket makes sense from BCCI. This can also be seen as a promotional move for the ICC ODI World Cup, which is going to happen only in India for the first time in history.
Netizens also reacted to the “Super Star of the Millennium,” getting the Golden ticket. Check out their reactions below:
BCCI secretary Jay Shah presented Golden Ticket to Amitabh Bachchan for the World Cup 2023. pic.twitter.com/mnkcJHekm2
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) September 5, 2023
BCCI secretary and ACC president Jay Shah has presented a golden ticket to legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for the 2023 World Cup matches in India. #CWC23 #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/Pwg0T8qua1
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) September 5, 2023
Jay Shah presented a Golden ticket for the World Cup to Amitabh Bachchan. pic.twitter.com/a9puz0SZmh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 5, 2023
Golden ticket for golden icon
— Ashab Sir (@ashabsir786) September 5, 2023
Lovely picture 😍
— 🇮🇳 𝑩𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊 🇮🇳 (@Bhaaratmaataa) September 5, 2023