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Satya Nadella: A History buff in school, says Sachin yesterday, Virat today

Nadella called upon the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday

Satya Nadella, Ravi Shankar Prasad
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‘History buff’ Nadella meets IT minister | Photo: Sanjay K Sharma

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Even though he heads one of the largest technology companies in the world, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was a history buff in school.

Speaking at an event in New Delhi on Wednesday, Nadella took a few “rapid-fire” questions from Anant Maheshwari, president at Microsoft India. 

While his favourite subject in school was History, he also loves books. However, he took the safer route when asked about his favourite cricketer — Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli. Saying the choice was as difficult as choosing religions, he replied with a diplomatic, “I would say Sachin yesterday, Virat today.”

The India-born CEO of