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Trent Boult of Mumbai Indians tried singing the Hindi song “Aaja Meri Gaadi Mein Baith Jaa,” amusing his teammates. MI shared the viral video, praising his effort with ‘100 marks.’
Trent Boult in MI’s latest post. (PC: mumbaiindians/Instagram)
Mumbai Indians (MI)‘s New Zealand pacer Trent Boult left his teammates in splits by trying to sing the popular Hindi song, Aaja Meri Gaadi Mein Baith Jaa. The IPL franchise shared a video of the moment on Wednesday (March 26), which has now gone viral on social media.
In the video, the MI media executive behind the camera can be heard trying to teach Boult how to speak the lyric, Aaja meri gaadi mein baith jaa (Come, sit in my car). The Kiwi pacer tries it a couple of times, but doesn’t get it right. Then, other team members chip in to help him and he almost gets it right.
MI gave him ‘100 marks for the effort’ through the post’s caption. Check the video here:
MI got off to a tough start in IPL 2025, losing their season opener against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk by four wickets. Boult, playing his first match for the franchise since 2021, didn’t pick up any wickes and conceded 27 runs in his three overs.
Afghanistan mystery spinner Noor Ahmad excelled on his CSK debut before skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad stuck a sublime fifty to set up a four-wicket win over their biggest rival.
Ahmad’s four-wicket haul limited Mumbai Indians to a below-par 155/9 after the hosts put them in to bat on a slow surface.
Gaikwad, batting at number three instead of opening alongside Rachin Ravindra, smashed 53 off 26 balls before the latter took over to ensure CSK got over the line in 19.1 overs. Ravindra remained unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls.
IPL debutant Vignesh Puthur (3/32), a left-arm spinner from Kerala who has never played senior cricket, made life tough for CSK who eventually found a way to start their 2025 campaign with a win.
The 24-year-old Puthur removed Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda in quick succession with all three failing to dispatch the rookie spinner into the stands.
Ravindra deposited Puthur for couple of sixes towards the end to keep the crowd going. The deafening roar came when M S Dhoni walked into the middle with four runs needed for the win but Ravindra hit the wining six.
With the loss, Mumbai Indians maintained their dubious record of not wining their opening game of the IPL since 2012.
(With PTI Inputs)