A professional table tennis (TT) coach was spotted driving an auto-rickshaw in Bengaluru to earn a living. A passenger, struck by the contrast between his job and profession qualification, featured him in a LinkedIn post, drawing the internet's attention towards the TT coach-turned driver. She pointed out that he lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, resorting to auto driving for money.

Gayatri Gopakumar who boarded this rickshawala's vehicle, identified as Gurumurthy N, noted the paper stuck behind his seat. She shared a photo of it to tell the world the auto driver was not a usual auto driver but a sports coach. "He was a full time coach for the State (Karnataka) team until Covid hit and now for a earning he is a rickshaw driver", she wrote.

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Professional TT coach in Bengaluru

The poster installed in front of the passenger's seat read "Table Tennis" in large fonts, drawing the attention of people seated inside. It further revealed the driver was a professional TT coach, who was looking out for work opportunities.

He expressed his desire to train TT enthusiasts and dropped his contact number in the poster seeking leads. "I am a professional TT coach", his message read. "Please share my contact number to anyone who wants to get trained in TT", it read further.

The LinkedIn post quickly went viral, with users expressing both surprise and sympathy for Gurumurthy. The post went viral on LinkedIn and witnessed more than a hundred reactions. Netizens commented on the post and spread the word about the TT coach.