When Abhishek Sharma was asked if he likes samosa or Vada pav, and his answer was….
2 min readMay 10, 2026 04:18 PM IST Heinrich Klaasen always seems to be ringside when IPL table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad get talking about food. Back in April, the South African took on a challenge to polish off a plate of biryani, but found it so spicy that he turned red and started tearing up and sweating profusely after a few spoonfuls. So it was with immense trepidation that he asked his teammates what exactly Vada pav was. The SRH teammates Abhishek Sharma and Aniket Verma were part of a This-or-That game, video of which was posted by the franchise. ‘Puli’ or Tiger, as Abhishek is known in Hyderabad, was thrown the first poser – Samosa or Vada Pav. “I think I’ll go with Vada pav,” was his prompt answer. “First of all what is it, I don’t know,” Klaasen would say, sounding quite terrified. It’s a potato stuffing with chilli, dhaniya seeds and curry leaves, salt and condiments fried in a besan batter. This pattice is then wedged into a paav. The paav used …
