Cricket teams enjoy Diwali in Ahmedabad,Gandhinagar

Players of Indian and New Zealand cricket teams celebrated Diwali in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar today.

While most of the Indian cricket team players including Sachin Tendulkar, Sehvag, Raina and Mahendrasingh Dhoni celebrated Diwali at cricketer Parthiv Patel’s bungalow in Ahmedabad, the players of New Zealand cricket team enjoyed Diwali with crackers and rangoli at city’s St lorn hotel.

It should be noted here that this was the first Diwali of newly wedded Dhoni and Sakshi. They too enjoyed Diwali at parthiv Patel’s terrace with crackers, Jalebi, mango pulp, punjabi vegetables, and rabadi. According to Parthiv Patel’s father Ajaybhai, the players enjoyed Diwali evening with food and festivity. He said the event was held at short notice, but was successful.

Some players of New Zealand team visited Gandhinagar’s Akshardham mandir with Sunil Gavaskar and Arunlal. Akshardham mandir is decorated with hundreds of oil lamps on Diwali. The cricketers enjoyed this look of Akshardham. They also visited Akshardham exhibition in detail.