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Some Lesser Known Facts About Suhail Chandhok

• Suhail Chandhok is an Indian actor, TV presenter, and sports commentator.

• He grew up in a well-to-do family in Chennai.

  

• Born into a family with sports background, Suhail was inclined towards sports since childhood.

• He desired to make a career in sports from a very young age.

• While in school, Chandhok used to take part in sports like cricket and football.

• In 2009, Suhail made his sports debut by playing the Indian Premier League from the cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

• In the same year, he played the Champions League Twenty20.

• After playing cricket for around two years, Suhail resigned from the game due to acute knee injuries and multiple surgeries.

  

• After giving up his cricket career, Suhail made a short film under the name ‘Johnny Vetrivel’ and uploaded it on YouTube. The video gained a lot of attention from the public.

• Suhail’s father shared the video with the actor Ajith Kumar who recommended his name for the Tamil film “Arrambam” (2013).

• In 2014, he featured in the film “Veeram” as Kumaran.

  

• Subsequently, he joined Star Sports as a commentator and hosted sports events of games like Cricket, Football, Hockey, and Pro Kabaddi.

• He has also presented some cricket tournaments like “ICC World Cup 2015,” “ICC T20 WC 2016,” “ICC Champions Trophy 2017” for Star Sports, and the “Indian Premier League.”

  

• Some of the international events hosted by him include “Rio Olympics 2016,” the global “FIA Formula E Series,” and the “French Open.”

• He is also a public speaker and has given speeches for events organized by brands like MRF, PUMA, TATA Motors, GQ India, and Premier Futsal.

• In 2016, Chandhok executed India’s first Periscope TV chat show “On The Ball with Suhail.” The show featured celebrities from across the film and sports industry.

  

• He has been a brand ambassador of brands like “Castrol Activ,” “StudyAdelaide,” “SportsNut App,” and “Omologato Watches.”

• Suhail has a good command over three languages- English, Hindi, and Tamil.

• He is very particular about fitness and follows a strict workout regimen.

  

• Suhail loves dogs and keeps sharing his pictures with dogs on his Instagram account.

  

• During one of his interviews, Suhail shared his experience of playing cricket for the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore. He said,
  

  One moment, I was a kid growing up idolising Anil Kumble and the other moment to have him bowling to you in the nets and as your captain is a surreal feeling.”

• In his interview, Chandhok shared that although Sachin was his favourite sportsman he had a poster of Andy Flower (Zimbabwean cricketer) on his wall instead of Sachin Tendulkar.