Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Sachins Likes And Interests, Sachin Said It


Memorable Day: Beating Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup
Worst Day: Losing the first ODI in RSA in 1992
Heroes: Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Sandeep Patil
Greatest Influence: My family
Current Players Admired: Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes
Ambition: To be number one in the world
Favourite Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Least Favourite Ground: Bangalore
Biggest Complaint: None
Changes to Improve: None! I enjoy the game!
Funniest Moment: batting with Vinod Kambli in a school game. Vinod dropped his bat and started to fly a kite.
Other Sports Followed: tennis in particular.
Hobbies: Collect CD's
Other Stars: Maradona, Boris Becker
Favourite Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Nana Patekar
TV Show: None in particular
Film: Coming To America
Spare Time: Listening to peaceful music, with friends.
Embarrassing moment: People asking for my autograph and then asking me my name!
Music: Pop
Hates: Rumours
Car: Maruti
Food: Steak
Drink: Orange/Apple Juice and Water
Favourite Restaurant: Bukhara, Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
Holiday Resort: Yorkshire, Headingley
Hotel: Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney
Clothes: official - jacket and tie; casual- jeans and t-shirt
Wildest dream: Listen to loud music and watch movies. And then in the evening, go for a very long drive.
Newspapers: Times of India, Mid-day, Afternoon Dispatch
Authors: Haven't started reading books yet!
Magazines: Sportstar
Career: Too early to decide - Cricket for the moment
Motto: Be true to yourself
An excellent wicket keeper- sharp behind the stumps, and is always ready to shout himself hoarse appealing in support of the bowlers. His judgement will keeping to spinners- especially Anil Kumble- is superb. He has been fined many times for over-appealing. A keen and enthusiastic wicket-keeper, Nayan Mongia has served India in exemplary fashion since replacing his Baroda teammate and captain Kiran More behind the stumps. His glovework is very skillful, neat and tidy, without ever being flashy and he has effected several lightning quick stumpings off the bowling of India`s spin trios, whilst always looking more than competent standing back to the hostile Srinath. Much to the surprise of many skeptics, he has also proved a valuable and versatile batsman. He bats regularly at number 7 for India, although he has also opened the innings, and has played a few useful knocks there An excellent wicket keeper- sharp behind the stumps, and is always ready to shout himself hoarse appealing in support of the bowlers. His judgement will keeping to spinners- especially Anil Kumble- is superb. He has been fined many times for over-appealing. A keen and enthusiastic wicket-keeper, Nayan Mongia has served India in exemplary fashion since replacing his Baroda teammate and captain Kiran More behind the stumps. His glovework is very skillful, neat and tidy, without ever being flashy and he has effected several lightning quick stumpings off the bowling of India' spin trios, whilst always looking more than competent standing back to the hostile Srinath. Much to the surprise of many skeptics, he has also proved a valuable and versatile batsman. He bats regularly at number 7 for India, although he has also opened the innings, and has played a few useful knocks there.

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