Cricketers mourn tragic death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput tragically passed away at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai on Sunday (June 14). The 34-year-old had played the lead role in MS Dhoni’s biopic, ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ in 2016.

Rajput’s sudden death sent the entire film industry into a state of shock. Co-actors, directors and close friends of the actor took to Twitter and offered their condolences. The Indian cricketing fraternity, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri and others also expressed their shock on the social networking site.

Sachin Tendulkar

Shocked and sad to hear about the loss of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Such a young and talented actor. My condolences to his family and friends. May his soul RIP. ? pic.twitter.com/B5zzfE71u9

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 14, 2020

Coach Ravi Shastri

I’m shocked at the tragic passing away of #SushantSinghRajput. A life brimming with promise and possibilities ended abruptly. My condolences to his family and fans ? pic.twitter.com/8g1VCY0Kne

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) June 14, 2020

India captain Virat Kohli

Shocked to hear about Sushant Singh Rajput. This is so difficult to process. May his soul RIP and may god give all the strength to his family and friends ?

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 14, 2020

Vice-captains

Really sad and shocking. May his soul rest in peace. #SushantSinghRajput

— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) June 14, 2020

This is distressing, can’t come to terms that this has happened. Really disturbing. Brilliant actor RIP brother. pic.twitter.com/eGImqT7SNN

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 14, 2020

Cricketing fraternity expresses shock

Incredibly heart breaking to hear of Sushant Singh’s passing. Talented and versatile on screen. A big loss for Indian cinema. May you rest in peace.

— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) June 14, 2020

I’m deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the suicide of #SushantSinghRajput my heart goes out for his family

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 14, 2020

Extremely heartbreaking news ? Rest in Peace #SushantSinghRajput. Met him a few times and he was such a jovial guy. Strength to all his loved ones. My heart cries for him. pic.twitter.com/4MkmFpeLXz

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) June 14, 2020