Dubai: A Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fan has cycled nearly 1,700 kilometres from Odisha to Pune in a bid to meet his cricketing heroes, finally getting his wish when he met CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Amit Kumar, who documents his journey on Instagram under the handle amit_cycle_ride11, has been travelling across India on his bicycle, meeting several prominent personalities along the way.

His journey has already brought him face-to-face with Kannada film star Yash in Bengaluru and former India cricketer Suresh Raina in Ghaziabad. His latest stop in Pune proved particularly special, with Gaikwad welcoming the devoted CSK supporter who claimed to have travelled nearly 1700 km.

In a video shared on Instagram, Gaikwad presented Amit with a signed tennis ball and praised him for completing the challenging journey.

The India batter also revealed that he had been waiting for Amit to arrive as many of his friends had informed him about Amit’s journey, making the meeting even more memorable for the fan.

However,…