Not long ago, the KKR skipper announced that his foundation will "take care of the entire educational expenses" of the children of Indian soldiers martyred in the Sukma Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.
The video has gone viral on social media and it has been shared more than 34,000 times on Facebook. The views of this clip have now crossed the 1.1 million mark.
To the tightknit community of spellers and ex-spellers who track performances leading up to the bee, Nihar was something else: a seasoned competitor with an impressive resume and a threat to win it all.