Sportspersons go crazy for the much viral "Ice Bucket Challenge" (watch videos)

New Delhi: The ALS Ice bucket challenge is a recent internet sensation that has spurred a number of celebrities to pour a bucket of ice cold water on them. It seems like a crazy thing to do but it is being done for a noble cause.Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, Novak Djokovic, David Beckham, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry... the list is endless.Apart from football, it has touched cricket as well. Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen have all taken up the challenges and carried it forward as well.The results have been hilarious. Check it out yourself:Watch Chris Gayle accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeChris Gayle was the first to take among cricketers. He in return nominated Kevin Pietersen, Darren Bravo and Suleiman Benn. Pietersen too accepted the challenge.The Caribbean got on his knees on the cricket ground Windies training at the Grenada National Stadium. He also challenged fellow team mates Darren Bravo and Sulieman Benn. Gayle then gets doused with ice water from a cooler in the stadium.Watch Kevin Pietersen accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeKevin Pietersen accepted Gayle's challenge and further nominated Jamie Redders, Amit Bhatia and Jamie Reuben.Watch Yuvraj Singh accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeThe much-trending ‘Ice-Bucket challenge' has finally entered the Indian cricket team, with Yuvraj Singh accepting the challenge and posting the video of his feat on the social media. Though he didn't nominate anyone but before the challenge he jokingly said, “I never wanted to do this. I really want to kill Sania Mirza when she nominated me, but I have no other option in accepting the challenge.”Watch Sania Mirza accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeNow, the charity dare has crossed the world to reach Hyderabad and Sania Mirza was one of the first in India to step up.For her first video, Sania Mirza appeared to be standing on a tennis court and someone poured a huge packet of ice over her head. But fans were not impressed. “At least take a bucket”, “the most boring ice bucket...how did you manage to make it so boring”, “It is not ice packet challenge duh...”, were some of the comments under poor Sania's video.Sania Mirza Ice Bucket Challenge Take 2But the champ took up the challenge for a second time. The video tag read, “Take 2 ALS Ice bucket, for people who thought I didn't have enough water in my ice bucket challenge.” She has also nominated Mahesh Bhupathi, Riteish Deshmukh, Yuvraj Singh and sister Anam Mirza next.Watch Christiano Ronaldo accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeCristiano Ronaldo stripped down to his boxers to accept former Manchester United team-mate Darren Fletcher's Ice Bucket Challenge nomination - and then called on musicians Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Lil Wayne to join in.Watch Neymar accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeNeymar took part in the ice bucket challenge and called on the player who fractured his back at the World Cup to keep the campaign going.The Barcelona forward posted a video where he douses himself with iced water, then named the Colombia midfielder Juan Camilo Zúñiga, his former Brazil team-mate Robinho and the One Direction band member Niall HoranWatch Lionel Messi accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeLionel Messi – wearing a rather revealing vest-pants combo – nominated Ezequiel Lavezzi, Sergio Aguero and Nico Vazquez to conquer the challenge via his Instagram page.Watch David Beckham accepting the Ice Bucket ChallengeIn a video posted on his Facebook page, Beckham squats nervously before three members of his entourage pour a sizeable bucket of water over him.The former England captain's nominees were Basketball legends Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan and Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Sportspersons go crazy for the much viral "Ice Bucket Challenge" (watch videos)

New Delhi: The ALS Ice bucket challenge is a recent internet sensation that has spurred a number of celebrities to pour a bucket of ice cold water on them. It seems like a crazy thing

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