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Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma Join Regular Dinner Queue
Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma are Indian cricketers.
They had just helped India win gold at the Asian Games.
After the final, someone filmed them waiting in an ordinary dinner line in Japan.
They did not ask to skip the line or get special treatment.
When the person making the video spoke to them, they signed autographs.
The video became very popular online.
Many people praised the players for acting like regular people away from the cricket field.
Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma were filmed waiting in a regular dinner queue in Japan.
The pair had just helped India defend its Asian Games cricket gold medal, beating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final.
The Tokyo-based creator who posted the video said the players showed no expectation of VIP treatment.
Iyer and Varma signed autographs when the creator approached them.
The queue video had received more than 29.7 million views by the time of the article.
- Who
- Indian cricketers Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma.
- What
- They were filmed waiting in a regular dinner queue and signing autographs.
- Where
- Japan; the article also describes a separate video of them walking in Nagoya.
- When
- After India won the Asian Games cricket final; the creator posted the queue video on Sunday evening.
- Why
- They were getting dinner after the gold-medal victory; the article does not state a further reason.
Key facts
- Players
- Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma
- Tournament
- 2026 Asian Games
- Final result
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs.
- Medal
- India defended its gold medal.
- Video creator
- An Indian content creator living in Tokyo, using the handle 'our.japan.diary'
- Queue video's reported views
- More than 29.7 million
Quotes
our.japan.diary
An Indian content creator living in Tokyo who posted videos of the cricketers.
“No VIP attitude, no special treatment — just two international cricketers casually waiting for their turn.”
livemint.com
“Sometimes the biggest stars give you the simplest moments”
livemint.com
Sources
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