Former anchor for popular widely noted news channels such as Aaj Tak and Zee news Shubhankar Mishra has a passion for cricket among other facets of life that is known to his audiences. Combining an easy
going everyday presence about him to his passion for podcasting, his Shubhankar Mishra Podcast has become a widely known channel in contemporary era where a ton of audiences tune into his oratory on a multitude of subjects including Politics, Entertainment and Sports.
And while he’s had a ton of interesting guests connected to his cricketing segment appear on the podcast to talk about the game, its impact and such, such as the widely known LSG team owner Mr. Sanjeev Goenka as also Shashank Singh (widely known for his attacking batting in the PBKS side) in the recent past, Shubhankar Mishra also got a couple of very exciting names most recently that happened to talk on cricket.
🚨 Vijay Deverakonda & Rashmika Mandanna Reveal Their Favorite Cricketers🚨
Shubhankar Mishra:🗣️ Vijay & Reshmika are you interested in cricket? Which is your favorite IPL team & favorite player?
Vijay Deverakonda:🗣️ Sir, when I was a kid, I was absolutely obsessed with cricket. Even while shooting, I always keep checking the live score. Currently, my favorite IPL team is Sunrisers Hyderabad, and my favorite players are Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan.
Rashmika Mandanna: 🗣️ Sir, I’m not very interested in cricket, but my favorite cricketer is Virat Kohli.
— Central Cricket (@arshdeep3444) October 4, 2026
Rather interestingly, they haven’t got any real connection to the game and yet, offered something captivating enough that one notes would appeal to most audiences around the country.
So the big question is what was it about the two guests on the Shubhankar Mishra show and what did they share?
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Two of the most dynamic and popular names from the southern film industry, Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, known for popular movies such as Animal (and also Cocktail #2) and Liger, among others, respectively were invited as guests on the Shubhankar Mishra show.
And the question asked to both widely noted celebs known for their on screen charm and acting chops was quite simple.
Following the excerpts from the conversation below:
Shubhankar Mishra: Vijay & Rashmika are you interested in cricket? Which is your favorite IPL team & favorite player?
Vijay Deverakonda: “Sir, when I was a kid, I was absolutely obsessed with cricket. Even while shooting, I always keep checking the live score. Currently, my favorite IPL team is Sunrisers Hyderabad, and my favorite players are Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan.”
And to that question, the following was Rashmika Mandanna’s response:
Rashmika Mandanna: Sir, I’m not very interested in cricket, but my favorite cricketer is Virat Kohli.
Now having said that, who can possibly disagree with Ms Mandanna’s cricketing choice for favourite batter?
