A fan from Lucknow, identified as Ravi Kumar Rawat, walks nearly 2,400 kilometres to meet Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya. Multiple outlets report that Ravi travels on foot, starting in Lucknow and moving through Mumbai before continuing toward Bengaluru, where Pandya is based while recovering at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE).
After learning that Pandya had relocated, Ravi continues his journey and eventually meets him at the CoE in Bengaluru. Videos shared on social media show Pandya greeting the fan warmly, including a hug, and asking about the fan’s return trip. Outlets also report that Pandya instructs his team/manager to arrange a return ticket and offers help if the fan needs anything else. The main differences across coverage are the way the journey distance is reported (over 1,000 km from Mumbai to Bengaluru versus nearly 2,390–2,400 km overall) and the specific framing of the trip, but all accounts agree on the meeting at the BCCI CoE and Pandya’s supportive gesture.
