‘Old fashioned naam hai, dhang ka rakh lete’: Netizens on Zaheer Khan, Sagarika Ghatge naming their child Fatehsinh

Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and his wife Sagarika Ghatge welcomed their first baby and named him as Fatehsinh Khan. The duo announced it on Instagram with cute photos showcasing their first moments as a family. Internet users have reacted with surprise to the name of their son.

Harbhajan Singh, Anushka Sharma, Angad Bedi congratulated both as the news went viral. The joint post shows Zaheer Khan holding his child on his lap while Sagarika rests her hands around Zaheer's shoulders.  They captioned the post, "With love, gratitude and divine blessings we welcome our precious little baby boy, Fatehsinh Khan."

The name "Fatehsinh" symbolises a “victorious lion.”

Netizens react

It has ignited debate on social media whether the name is fine. One of the users commented, “Der aaye par durusht aaye”, another remarked, “Old-fashioned naam hai, Kuch to dhng ka rkh leta ya." “Gud choice.i was worried they may name him taimur aurangzeb etc”, “Zaheer Khan has been my favorite bowler and he is a very good bowler, once again I wish him all the best for the birth of a son” were some other comments made.

Celebrities react

New mom Atiya Shetty put a heart and baby emoji, while actor Angad Bedi stated, “Waheguru”. Huma Qureshi also put a heart emoji. “Big big congratulations and lots of blessings,” mentioned one, with Suresh Raina saying, “Many many congratulations”. Actor Diana Penty remarked, “Congratulations, you guys”.

Facts about Zaheer Khan

Zaheer, 46, played all formats of the game for the Indian team from 2000 to 2014, including teams Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians. He announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket on October 15, 2015, saying, “I bid adieu to my career in international cricket. I look forward to signing off with IPL 9.” He is the mentor of the IPL team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Zaheer and Sagarika made their relationship official at Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech Singh's wedding in 2016. Later, both got married on November 23, 2017.

Sagarika on Zaheer

“I think we kept meeting and he wouldn't even talk to me at first because everyone used to say, ‘You know, she's that kind of girl.' I don't know exactly what they meant by that, maybe that you should only talk to her if you are really serious; otherwise, there's no point,” Bollywood Bubble quoted Sagarika on how Zaheer had created a certain impression of her prior to them properly speaking even.

According to Hauterrfly, speaking of Zaheer's background check, Sagarika said, “When my father got to know about it, he had messaged Zaheer’s coach, Anshuman Gaekwad, because he’s related to us. Kaka’s some relation or the other. So he messaged him, and then he (Anshuman) sent a message to Zaheer, saying, ‘Oh I’ve heard you’re friendly with my niece.’ Zaheer is showing me this, and he’s like, ‘I’m not replying.’ I said, ‘Don’t reply. I don’t know whatever that is.”

“So, my father actually got his background check done very properly. And all he’s like, ‘Oh, he’s one of the nicest cricketers.’ That is all everyone told him. But I think it was important for my father to do his due diligence. It was people around us who were making that conversation. My parents were very progressive people, and of course, things were discussed. But for me, it was important to find the right human being who I could share my life with. We both are very individual people, and that is the beauty of it," she added.

Facts about Sagarika Ghatge

Sagarika, 39, portrayed the role of Preeti Sabharwal in Chak De! India. She took part in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 and emerged as a finalist in 2015. Sagarika, who starred in Aparna Singh’s crime thriller Irada opposite Arshad Warsi, had appeared in half a dozen more films since her debut in 2007 in a Yash Raj Films production where she performed with Shah Rukh Khan.