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'''Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary''' (born 1983 in [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/parties/others/Cricket-fever-hits-Kanpur/articleshow/5271707.cms|title=Cricket fever hits Kanpur|last=Bajpai |first=Shalabh Anand|coauthors=Sumit Jha|date= 27 November 2009|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref><ref name=bangla>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070516/sports.htm|title=Sachin fan pedals to Bangladesh|date=15 May 2007|work=The Tribune|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref> also called '''Sudhir Kumar Gautham'''<ref name=bangla/> is a [[fan (person)|fan]] of the [[Indian cricket team]].<ref name=dna>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_a-fan-who-gifts-sachin-1000-litchis-every-year_1099369|title=A fan who gifts Sachin 1,000 litchis every year|date=27 May 2007 |work=DNA|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref><ref name=apology>{{cite news|url=http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news/2009/11/24/police-apologise-to-sachin-fan.html|title=Police apologise to Sachin fan|date=24 November 2009 |work=That's Cricket|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref> He is a mini-celebrity in his native place,<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title =Team India's Blue Billions | newspaper =The Hindu | date =24 March 2011 | url =http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/team-indias-blue-billions/article1566117.ece?css=print |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> and widely recognised for showing up at every home match the Indian team plays with his entire body painted in the [[national colours]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060212/sports.htm|title=Briefly|date=12 February 2006|work=The Tribune|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref> Chaudhary is a fan of [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and has said Tendulkar provides him with tickets for the matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/70668/Sports/Sachin:+A+player+who+is+the+game+itself.html|title=Sachin: A player who is the game itself|last= Ali|first=Qaiser Mohammad|date=13 November 2009|work=[[India Today]]|accessdate=18 February 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/34232/|title=Fans queue up outside Wankhede |last=Nayudu |first=Vinay |date=28 October 2003|work=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref> For some overseas tours, he also collects funds from cricket loving public.<ref name=bangla/> He is usually seen with his body art, waving the national flag in the live telecast of the matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/296783.html|title=A snake charmer and an investment guru|last=Binoy|first=George|date=4 June 2007|work=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=15 February 2010}}</ref><ref name=ticket>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1540753.cms|title=Sachin is this fan's match ticket|date=31 January 2007|work=Times of India|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> By April 2010 he had attended nearly 150 matches, often travelling by bicycle.<ref name=bbc1>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8636516.stm|title= India's most devoted cricket fan?|last=Sugavanam |first=Saisudha |work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=22 April 2010|accessdate=23 April 2010 | date=22 April 2010}}</ref> Chaudhary is unemployed, having previously worked for a milk company and trained as a teacher.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.cricages.com/others/a-die-hard-fan/
|title=Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary – A Die-Hard Sachin Fan
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|year=2011 [last update]
|accessdate=22 August 2011}}</ref>

He, sometimes, pedals his way to cricket playing venue, as he did to [[Bangladesh]] to witness a cricket match in 2007.<ref name=bangla/> He has also cycled to [[Lahore]], Pakistan in 2006 to watch a cricket match.<ref name=ticket/> To save money, he sometimes braves ticketless travels in trains to reach venues.<ref name=bbc1/>

==Apology by police==

In [[Kanpur]], a Senior Police officer prevented and thrashed Sudhir Kumar, when he tried to shake hands with Sachin Tendulkar and later, the police officer tendered an apology to Sudhir Kumar, repenting the event.<ref name=apology/>

==Personal life==
He postponed his marriage, so that he can watch all the matches played by Indian cricket team.<ref name=tickt/> He wants to follow Indian team all over the world, wherever it plays cricket matches.<ref name=ticket/> This style of living followed by Sudhir Kumar has made his parents unhappy.<ref name=ticket/> He once threatened of [[Self-immolation]] if he was not assured of watching all cricket matches played by Indian cricket team.<ref name=dna/> He declared that his life is dedicated to watching Indian cricket matches and leads life with public support.<ref name=dna/>

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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Chaudhary, kuldip Kumar
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =sudya
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =He has attended 183 matches till date(12 December)
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1984
| PLACE =
BIRTH = muzafarnagar
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], India
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[[Category:People from Bihar]]
[[Category:Muzaffarpur district]]


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