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Five cricketers who are great fans of Roger Federer

Here are the five cricketers who are also great fans of tennis legend Roger Federer and their tweets from the past.

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Roger Federer announced his retirement from tennis sport on Thursday (September 15) and the cricketing fraternity is pouring in their wishes. Many cricketers have come forward to congratulate the legend for enjoying a stellar career. The ace tennis star will bid adieu to the sport after the Laver Cup 2022. 

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However, today, we decided to handpick five such players who are staunch fans of Roger Federer. In this listicle, we present to you five cricketers and their tweets from the past that speak volumes about their admiration for Roger Federer:

1) Sachin Tendulkar:

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Sachin Tendulkar has opened up many times on his love for Roger Federer. During an engagement with a fan on Twitter in 2010, the player revealed that the ace Tennis star was his favourite. Here’s the tweet from the past from Sachin Tendulkar:

2) Shoaib Akhtar:

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Shoaib Akhtar is also a great fan of Roger Federer and the aggressive pacer has shown it a lot of times. He was one of the earliest to come up with a tweet to pay tributes to Roger Federer once he announced his retirement. 

Shoaib Akhtar’s tweet from 2017 speaks volumes about his love for Roger Federer. This single tweet from him went viral right away and fans still look up to the tweet. Here’s the tweet from Shoaib Akhtar: 

3) Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli and Roger Federer Virat Kohli and Roger Federer: (Image Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli is a great fan of the Swiss legend and he has said that in a lot of interviews. The Indian great has even tweeted about him a lot of times. The 33-year-old has also met Roger Federer quite a few times. 

His tweet from the past shows the love and admiration he has for the ace star. The Indian great lauded Novak Djokovic for his Wimbledon victory in 2019 and called Roger Federer his favourite. We handpicked the tweet for you and here it goes: 

4) Yuvraj Singh:

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Yuvraj Singh is also a great fan of Roger Federer. The player has always looked up to him when it comes to tennis. He is one of those who penned an emotional tweet once the 41-year-old announced his retirement on social media. 

Yuvraj Singh has tweeted in the past about the legend and we decided to include it for you. Needless to say, the tweet speaks of the love that he has for the player: 

5) Steve Smith

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Steve Smith is one who has a lot of tweets about the tennis great on his Twitter account. The Australian great has tweeted about the tennis great quite a lot of times. 

In the past, once Steve Smith took cognizance of Roger Federer’s fitness and lauded the legend for the same. Here’s the tweet from Steve Smith for you:

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