Superstar Rajnikant is celebrating his 71st birthday today and one of his major fans, Venkatesh Iyer, played a fantastic knock while playing for Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

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Iyer smacked 151 runs in just 113 balls with the help of eight fours and ten sixes. One of the best parts of his knock was, it came at a crucial time when Madhya Pradesh was struggling at 56/4. 

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He along with Aditya Srivastava added 122 runs for the fifth wicket. As soon as Iyer reached his second hundred of the tournament, he dedicated his knock to his favorite superstar Rajnikant. 

He celebrated by looking towards his teammates and gestured Rajnikant's signature style of wearing specs. 

 

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