Mahindra and Mahindra are all set to give its latest offering – the 2020 Mahindra Thar-SUV – to each of the youngest members of the winning Indian team in Australia after their exploits at the final Test in Brisbane earlier this week.
Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, took to social media to laud the six cricketers – Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Washington Sundar.
He wrote on Twitter, “Theirs are true ‘Rise’ stories; overcoming daunting odds in the pursuit of excellence. They serve as an inspiration in all arenas of life. It gives me great personal pleasure to gift each of these debutants an All New THAR-SUV on my own account – at no expense to the company.”
On Tuesday, Australia’s fortress — The Gabba — was finally breached. It took 32 years and two months, but the unthinkable was achieved as an injury-ravaged young Indian team beat Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test to take the series 2-1.
Sundar and Natarajan had made their debuts in the fourth Test at Gabba and both players went on to script crucial performances. Shardul Thakur had played his first Test in 2018, but he walked off the park after bowling just 10 balls due to injury. Siraj had lost his father before the series against Australia started, but he decided to stay back to fulfill the dream of his father.
Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj were the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker for India in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Apart from Natarajan and Saini, all the other four players will be seen in action in the upcoming Test series against England.
