{"id":7859,"date":"2023-11-27T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=376386"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:32:47","slug":"shreyas-iyers-unexpected-encounters-at-abu-dhabi-gp-from-evra-to-verstappens-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/shreyas-iyers-unexpected-encounters-at-abu-dhabi-gp-from-evra-to-verstappens-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Shreyas Iyer\u2019s Unexpected Encounters at Abu Dhabi GP: From Evra to Verstappen\u2019s Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the sidelines of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP, a series of unexpected meetings unfolded, adding a unique twist to the event. Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer, currently on a break from the cricket field after a crucial role in India\u2019s ODI World Cup campaign, was spotted alongside former France footballer and Manchester United icon Patrice Evra.<\/p>\n<p>Iyer\u2019s presence took a surprising turn on Sunday when he presented F1 world champion Max Verstappen with an Indian ODI jersey, injecting a touch of cricket into the high-speed world of Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a break before rejoining the Indian squad for the last two T20Is against Australia, Iyer attended the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi, where he crossed paths with football legend Patrice Evra on Monday. Evra, a known F1 enthusiast, had previously attended the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, witnessing Verstappen\u2019s triumph in claiming the 2022 Driver\u2019s Championship with his 15th victory of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the sidelines of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP, a series of unexpected meetings unfolded, adding a unique twist\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":30751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[943,1616,658],"class_list":["post-7859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-f1","tag-max-verstappen","tag-shreyas-iyer"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}