WCL 2025 owner Harshit Tomar stuns cricket anchor Karishma Kotak with a surprise on-air proposal after the grand finale at Edgbaston. (Image Source: X)
The World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 final at Edgbaston was already dripping in drama, AB de Villiers smashed a jaw-dropping 120, the South Africa Champions lifted the trophy, and Pakistan Champions watched in stunned silence. But just when the cricketing action seemed to have peaked, a moment off the field stole the thunder and the internet.
During a post-match segment, British model-turned-sports anchor Karishma Kotak was doing what she does best—leading the celebrations with poise and punchy questions, when WCL owner Harshit Tomar decided to bowl the ultimate googly.
“How will you celebrate this win?” she asked.
“Probably by proposing to you,” he replied.
Yes, a full-blown proposal. On live TV. And no, it wasn’t scripted. Karishma’s stunned expression said it all. One second she was holding the mic, the next, she was at the center of one of cricket’s most unexpected viral moments.
The now-viral video has triggered a frenzy online—fans, trolls, and tabloids can't stop watching, dissecting, and speculating. Was it romantic? Was it real? Is it just cricket banter or something brewing off-camera?
Takes flooded social media. A user wrote, “Relax, guys. She is 18 years older than him, probably it is just a compliment to a 43-year-old single aunt with some backstory between them. Aunty may be stalking the young lad off the field."
But regardless of the memes and mockery, Karishma Kotak is back in the limelight, not for her Kingfisher Calendar glam or Bigg Boss run, but for how she handled an unpredictable moment with grace and zero fuss.
In case you’ve only seen her as the polished IPL presenter or that calm voice during nail-biting match moments—Karishma’s journey is anything but conventional.
Born in London, she started modeling at 16, made waves in the 2006 Kingfisher Calendar, appeared in Bigg Boss 6, worked with brands like Dove, Titan, and Tanishq, and even starred in the Punjabi film Kaptaan. But it was her entry into sports presenting that made her a household name.
“I never planned to be a sports presenter,” she once told ETimes. “But when passion meets preparation, the universe aligns.”
Apparently, the universe aligned a little too well at Edgbaston this week.
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The owner of WCL, Tomar, is accustomed to eye-catching headlines. He has positioned the WCL as a cutting-edge cricket spectacle and has an estimated net worth of over ₹15 crore. He is also gaining recognition in the sports entrepreneurial industry. But now, he’s gone from being behind the scenes to being center stage, for reasons no one saw coming.
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While Karishma hasn’t publicly responded to the proposal beyond that iconic moment of being speechless on camera, fans are watching closely. Was it a lighthearted flirt? A PR stunt? Or something more genuine?
For now, it remains the most talked-about moment from the WCL final—and perhaps one of the most viral off-pitch incidents in recent cricket history.
