Overview
- A video from April showed young fan Yugveer Budhiraja repeatedly blocked by security while trying to get Virat Kohli’s autograph, then breaking down and throwing his bat.
- Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi told Humans of Bombay the clip “broke his heart” and asked his team to find the boy so he could make amends.
- Yugveer posted on Instagram that he received a video call from Modi on June 3 in which Modi promised to send a Season 1 IPL bat signed by every player, including Virat Kohli.
- Modi commented that the bat will be sent with the next person traveling to India for personal delivery to Yugveer’s home in Dr Mukerjee Nagar, though outlets report the bat is en route and not yet confirmed delivered.
- Humans of Bombay helped locate the child and the update has reignited social-media attention, with many users praising the gesture and noting the symbolic value of a Season 1 signed bat.