Tennis legend Leander Paes took the internet by storm with his reply to a 6-year-old who mistook him for a dancer. The little girl — in her workbook — matched Paes to dance instead of tennis, triggering much mirth on social media. The now-viral photo was shared by her uncle on X. The photo gave a glimpse of his niece’s workbook where she had to match celebrities to their professions. The girl was able to correctly link Lata Mangeshkar and Virat Kohli to their professions, but she matched Leander Paes to a dancer’s image and Prabhu Deva to that of a tennis player. Sharing the photo, the user wrote, “my 6yo niece thinks Tennis legend @Leander is a dancer.” Take a look at the image here: The post caught the attention of Paes himself who shared a clip from Salman Khan’s iconic song ‘O Oh Jaane Jaana’ by juxtaposing his face with the superstar’s and wrote, “The rumours are true.” Paes's response garnered more than 3.8 lakh views, eliciting several reactions from netizens on the platform. A user commented, "Leander be like: D in my name stands for DANCE." Another posted, "Good thing that you used Selmon bhai's steps.now she'd be sure for her entire lifetime that you are not a dancer." "This pretty face got a smooth landing on this body ngl, only haters will gonna say its edited," the third user joked. "Leander Paes who? It’s Leander Prem for you guys," another user reacted. Leander Paes is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players the country has produced. He has won several prestigious accolades, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and the Arjuna Award for his contributions to lawn tennis.
