After ‘Indiranagar ka gunda’ CRED comes up with ‘Venkaboys’

Team Udayavani, May 2, 2021, 3:00 PM IST

After a massive hit with ‘Indiranagar ka Gunda’ starring Rahul Dravid, CRED came up with ‘Venkaboys’ starring Venkatesh Prasad, Javagal Srinath, Manindar Singh and Saba Karim.

The above names are synonymous with serious cricketers with calm demeanour representing India in global stages.

In an ad for CRED, a credit card bill payment platform, the former cricketers have shown a side that no one could have imagined in their wildest dreams. The ad features them as the members of a boy band.

In the ad, Venkatesh Prasad, Javagal Srinath, Maninder Singh and Saba Karim are seen singing and grooving in all whites and the lyrics read- “If you are one of those genZ, you might not know me, just go and ask your daddy, don’t forget us because of T20s, don’t baby, in the 90s we were the OGs, on your CRTs.”

The lyrics further read, “We were the OGs, chasing big runs, beating the Aussies, bowling long spells in Sharjah ki garmie, we were the hotties, ask your phuphaji, who were the OGs, it was us.”

" Meet the Venkaboys " pic.twitter.com/ELkcpb9sxt

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) May 1, 2021

Below is how the internet reacted:

I still don’t know what CRED does, but loved the VENKABOYS … almost as much as I loved the Rahul Dravid anger issues wala ad. https://t.co/GuTdFr8RR7

— Ravi Subramanian (@subramanianravi) May 1, 2021

From listening to you coach me on the field, to now listening to you sing while I am on my way to the stadium. Venky bhai….it's been a journey. pic.twitter.com/ubgORUe6Me

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 1, 2021

Javagal Srinath’s acting skills hasn’t been exploited by any ad director till date. Great job, Srinath and @venkateshprasad 🙌 https://t.co/r1cL1VIgmB

— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (Modi Ka Parivar) (@doddaganesha) May 1, 2021