Spirituality is one blood of Indians and that’s why you see those taking blessings of the almighty before any work. This is a common thing among Indians and they love being spiritual. What people believe is that it is essential to devote some time to the almighty who has given them everything they need. Maybe you think that only the common people are spiritual, but this is not true because famous personalities, such as cricketers are spiritual.
Cricketers can be seen visiting religious sites before their important matches. They visit religious places to take the blessings of the almighty and it works wonders for them. In this post, we are going to talk about some popular cricketers and their spiritual side, which you have not known until now. If you are interested in knowing the same, don’t miss out on reading the same.
Famous Cricketers and Spiritual Side
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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the most popular cricketer of the present generation and people just go crazy to watch him play. Wherever Kohli plays, you will see packed stadiums as people turn to stadiums in large numbers. One of the recent examples of Virat Kohli’s popularity was the Ranji cricket match between Delhi and Railways featuring him. Due to his popularity, Virat Kohli is the most sought-after cricketer for cricket betting sites and they just want to make him their brand ambassador.
The match saw an attendance of more than 15,000 people. Usually, there are hardly people coming to watch Ranji matches and the attendance that we saw in the Delhi and Railways team match was only because of Virat. When we talk about Virat Kohli’s spiritual side, it is common to see him visiting religious places like the Mahakaal Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, and Premanand Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
He announced his retirement from Tests in May 2025 and the next day after announcing the retirement, he was seen in Premanand Maharaj’s Ashram, which shows he is a spiritual person.
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Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant is another Indian cricketer who is best known for his explosive batting skills. Apart from his batting, his other cricket skill is wicket-keeping, and he holds many records for this skill of his. One of the memorable innings was during the 2020-2021 Border Gavaskar Trophy Tests, where he helped the Indian team win the Brisbane Test, which was crucial to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
When we talk about Rishabh Pant’s spiritual side, he is a spiritual person. During the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup, he was seen visiting numerous temples. He even posted about his experience of visiting the Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh on his X account. Rishabh Pant visited the Tirupati Balaji temple alongside another Indian cricketer Axar Patel in traditional clothes.
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Keshav Maharaj
Keshav Maharaj is another cricketer who plays for the South African men’s national team. He is a South African citizen but his roots are in India as his descendants were from this country. Keshav is a spiritual person and this may look surprising to you because he lives in South Africa, a country where you can’t expect many spiritual people.
During South Africa’s tour of India for T20 internationals in 2022, he went to Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He went there to seek the blessings of the almighty ahead of the T20 series. Also, during the same tour, he wished the Indian people “Happy Navaratri” on social media, which indicates his inclination towards spirituality.
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KL Rahul
KL Rahul, the wicket-keeper batter is another Indian cricketer who has an inclination towards spirituality. He has been part of the Indian men’s cricket team for a while both in the Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs). KL Rahul played for the Delhi Capitals team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in IPL 2025.
He was seen visiting numerous Hindu temples such as the Mahakaal Temple in Madhya Pradesh where he performed the Bhasma Aarti. Later, he was seen at the Manjunatha Swamy Temple in Karnataka. These temple visits of his show that KL Rahul is a spiritual person and holds an inclination towards the almighty.
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Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is another Indian cricketer who is known for his spin bowling and has bowled out many world-class batters with his deliveries. He was also seen visiting the Mahakaal Temple in Madhya Pradesh where he performed the noted Bhasma Aarti.
The temple visit has worked in his favor as he was selected for the Asia Cup 2023 team and was among the best performers in that tournament.
This is all about international cricketers who are known for their spirituality rather than their cricketing skills. We have talked about their inclination toward the spiritual path. We hope you liked reading the information provided here. Share your thoughts and feedback in the comments.
