Navya Nair meets Sourav Ganguly in London; Shuts down troll questioning her cricket fandom - ‘I used to be a huge fan’

Actress and classical dancer Navya Nair recently took to Instagram to share a heartfelt moment from her London vacation — a chance meeting with cricket legend Sourav Ganguly.

Navya’s fangirl moment with 'Dada' goes viral


The actress posted a candid photo with the former Indian captain and captioned it with nostalgia, "Still feels surreal! Met the one and only Saurav Ganguly during my London vacation. From being a schoolgirl cheering for Dada on TV to sharing a moment in person — some memories stay etched forever... Legend @souravganguly."




Troll tries to question her fandom


However, amid the love and admiration, one user attempted to question the authenticity of Navya’s admiration for Ganguly. The comment read, “ക്യാപ്ഷൻ ഒക്കെ എന്ത്… dada ക്ക് വേണ്ടി cheer ചെയ്തു എന്നൊക്കെ എന്നിട്ട് ഇന്നേവരെ ഒരു cricket relative story പോലും ഇട്ടട്ടില്ല. വെറുതെ ഇങ്ങനെ….” (Translation: "What kind of caption is that… saying you cheered for Dada and all And till now, you haven’t even posted a single cricket-related story. Simply doing all this.")


Navya responds - Long ago, I used to be a huge fan


Navya, known for her grounded personality, chose to respond with grace and a hint of nostalgia. She replied directly to the troll, saying, “Pandu valya fan aarunnedo .. eppo aarem ariyilla .. njan okke high school padikkumbo .. endina ethokke thallanda kaaryam? Njangalde time il cricketers inde cheriya card collection undaarunnu .. he used to be my fav.”
(Translation: "Long ago, I used to be a huge fan… but now I am unfamiliar with most players. I was still in high school back then. Why would I talk much highly about that now? Back in our time, we used to collect small cricketer cards… he used to be my favourite.")

On the work front, Navya Nair was last seen in the drama-comedy film ‘Janaki Jaane’.