Smriti Mandhana, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir in TMKOC? ICC's creative Diwali 2025 wish goes viral

On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, the International Cricket Council (ICC) surprised the Indian fans with an unexpected merger featuring the top Indian cricketers in the setting of fan-favourite sitcom, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC).

In a picture that went viral on social media, Indian cricketers Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Hardik Pandya, head coach Gautam Gambhir, etc can be seen in traditional Indian attires in TMKOC's famous Gokuldham Society.

With TMKOC featuring multiple Indian cultures, the ICC poster comes as an perfect example of diverse personalities in the Indian dressing room. Instead of a traditional message, cricket's apex body tapped into India's cultural pulse by merging the country's biggest sport with the longest-running television show.

Meanwhile, the Indian cricketers are spending their Diwali 2025 in different parts of the globe. While the men's team are in Australia currently for the white-ball series, the women's team are in the country, playing in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. Both the teams lost their respective matches on Sunday.