Friday 6 March 2015

Ball, Bat & Brotherhood

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Shahid Afridi and Ahmad Shahzad. Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jayawerdene. Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan. Shane Warne and Kevin Pieterson. Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee. Viv Richards and Ian Botham. Imran Khan and Kapil Dev.
From Barbados to Brisbane, there are numerous examples of brotherly camaraderie both on and off the cricketing field.
In this day and age of verbal altercations, graceless gestures, bat stomping and blatant disregard for the umpire’s presence, a lifelong, respectful friendship between teammates or rivals should be cherished rather than chastised.
During the Pakistan-Sri Lanka tour of the UAE in 2013, post-net practice at Sharjah stadium was refreshing as the younger Sri Lankan players made physiotherapist Steve Mount bat. They then took it in turns to commentate, pretend to be Hawk-Eye and just rib him good-humouredly. The fact that he withstood the onslaught with a few contagious laughs, made all the difference to the ambience in the team.
Personal dynamics change the way sportsmen play on the field too. On the rare occasion when two friends off the field are batting together – the most recent example being that of current top-scoring Sri Lankans Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jaywardene – one senses there is a feeling of trust that allows one batsman to hit freely, knowing he has a safety net at the non-striker’s end. It is common knowledge that these two batsmen have invested in the same seafood restaurant, showing a level of faith in one another that will extend far beyond the twilight of their cricketing careers.Untitled-1tet
In 2014, Imran Khan hosted a Dubai fund-raiser for his Shaukat Khanum Hospital. His electrifying presence coupled with then-interim chairman of BCCI, Sunil Gavaskar, resulted in both Indians and Pakistanis coming together to contribute to a noteworthy cause.
Within the current Cricket World Cup squad, Pakistan’s magnetic bowling all-rounder Shahid Afridi has nurtured many a younger player such as Ahmad Shahzad, Umar Akmal and Sohaib Maqsood professionally and has even gone so far as to enourage them to sign with his own agent, knowing their careers needed an initial push to direct them towards the correct trajectory.
When controversial England batsmen Kevin Pieterson was released from the England team for his allegedly unruly behavior, former Australian spin great Shane Warne defended him. He did this, knowing it might be at the detriment of the goodwill he had fostered whilst playing for English counties.
Why then are these friendships dissected by social media critics? Perhaps only a fellow player can understand the cut-throat ranking rivalries, merciless media pressure, former cricketers’ ruthless criticisms, monumental fan expectations and other daunting complexities of professional sport. A player facing these many obstacles on tour, would understandably turn towards a friendship that has no twists and turns, no manipulation but just old-fashioned, brotherly bonding away from the comforts of home.

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Dolly Ki Doli mein Cricket Ka Mela

Dolly Ki Doli mein Cricket Ka Mela

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Arbaaz Khan-produced and debutant Abhishek Dogra-directed film Dolly Ki Doli has three relatively unknown male actors starring it, leaving actress Sonam Kapoor to carry it  on her delicate shoulders.
In a press conference organized by Dubai’s handlers of most Bollywood events, Dreams Advertising, it took a while for the media to get to the desired location. This was purely because it was in a relatively undeveloped area, albeit in a well-preserved hotel. But Arbaaz’s easy demeanour and crooner Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s stoic charm soon melted the hearts of the largely-female journalists.
The star attraction of the film, Sonam Kapoor spoke at length of how proud she was that 2014 was a watershed year for female-centric scripts in Bollywood.
Co-producer Malaika Arora Khan gave the impression she was the lady in charge, answering difficult questions with ease and directing the press to be prompt in their one-on-one interviews.
It did not escape the Pakistani press’ attention, however, that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan seemed a bit more subdued than usual. He enraptured everyone with a beautiful rendition of his hit song from the film, ‘Mere naina kafir hogaye.’ As always the musical collaboration between Rahat and Arbaaz Khan Productions, appears to have hit the target.
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The most enjoyable part of the press meet, was when the ARY News crew requested a light-hearted cricket chat with Arbaaz and Rahat and they gamely agreed. Taking advantage of the moment, we asked if they ever get into a verbal spat with one another, during India-Pakistan matches. Laughing at our audacity but taking it all in good humour, they both insisted that their friendship overcomes all other confines.
Rahat did not appear to entirely believe that all-rounder Shahid Afridi will retire after the upcoming Cricket World Cup, but he did say that he would be supporting him wholeheartedly.
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Arbaaz showed his sporting spirit by speaking glowingly about the Pakistani team’s chances in the tournament and saying that as Pakistan have won on those shores previously, India will have to be alert.
The camaraderie between the two and the subsequent talk of ‘On D-Day – February 15th- the losing team supporter has to order the biryani,’ showed a professional comfort that goes beyond country contests or opposing film industries.
Dolly Ki Doli is releasing globally on 23 January and is being touted as the desi version of ‘Runaway Bride.’

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