While Akshay, who is the brand ambassador of PBL and also a co-owner of Mumbai Rockets, paired up with two-time silver medallist at World Championship PV Sindhu, Abhishek combined with 2010 Commonwealth Games champion Jwala Gutta even as Ritesh took the position of chair umpire and BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta became the service judge.
Akshay and Abhishek engaged in playful banter and showed their skills during the exhibition match to entertain the cheering audience.
After the match, the BAI president handed over memento as a few token of appreciation to the players and Bollywood stars.
Akshay, Abhishek, Jwala and Sindhu then gave away few racquets at the badminton fans who had thronged the Siri Fort Complex here.
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