India, May 2 -- Former England football manager Gareth Southgate sparked a wave of curiosity on social media after being spotted at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday night, donning a Rajasthan Royals (RR) jersey during their high-stakes clash against the Mumbai Indians (MI).

The sight of Gareth-who famously guided England to back-to-back Euro finals in 2020 and 2024, and a World Cup semi-final in 2018-fully engaged in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match left fans wondering what brought the Englishman to the cricketing venue. Sitting alongside Olympic medallist and former Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gareth seemed focused on the action, often leaning in to catch the finer details of the game.

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