Sunil Gavaskar is at the top of actor Poonam Kaur's list

While there are many crazy fans of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, it came as a surprise when Telugu film actor Poonam Kaur, who was here to watch yesterday's India-Sri Lanka final ODI, walked all the way to the television commentators' box to meet her idol Sunil Gavaskar and click a selfie.

"I have the utmost respect for him. He is very a humble person," she admitted. When asked whether she is also a big fan of current Indian superstar cricketers, she quipped: "Who isn't? Of course, I look up to them, but he (Gavaskar) is at the top of my list."

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