Virender Sehwag penned an emotional note on social media for Rahul Soreng, who has been selected for the Haryana Under-19 team. Rahul is the son of late Head Constable Vijay Soreng, who was martyred in the Pulwama attack in 2019.
Sehwag wrote: “Congratulations to Rahul Soreng on being selected in the Under-19 Haryana team. Since his brave father attained martyrdom in Pulwama, it has been my privilege to support Rahul and I am extremely proud of his journey.”
Rahul has previously played for the Under-14 and Under-16 teams of Haryana. When the young player was selected at the Under-16 level, towards the end of last year, Sehwag had posted:
“Remember the Name – Rahul Soreng. This is one of the happiest feelings in life. After the tragic Pulwama attack, had made an appeal to offer free education to children of our martyr’s study and stay in my Sehwag International School. I feel so privileged that Rahul Soreng , son of Pulwama Martyr Shaheed Vijay Soreng ji who joined Sehwag International school in 2019 and has been swith us for the last 4 years has been selected in the Haryana under-16 team for the Vijay Merchant trophy. Few things give more joy. Thank you to our great soldiers.”
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