ISSUE
Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
This summer of cricket is one Aucklanders Ajit Mandlekar and Kanoj Boouodira are not likely to forget for a long time.
For the Mt Roskill residents, born and brought up in Maharashtra, getting to meet your cricketing idols on a day on the job in
Most of us grew up in India thinking about our cricket stars and hoping to get to know them as not just the sporting heroes they are, but also as human beings as normal and we are.
In India, to be able to catch a glimpse of these guys is something worth bragging about to your friends, but the best part of staying a long way from home is that you do get the opportunity to rub shoulders with them in common surroundings.
So,
Working at the
He clearly remember a number of innings where Sachin’s bat spoke louder than an entire team in the stadium speaking nothing but raining boundaries and sixes.
“Being able to wish him Marathi New Year in our mother tongue is an experience that I’ll brag about to my grandchildren,” said Ajit as he recalled the moment he met his idol in
“He’s probably the biggest name in the game and he’s still so humble and down to earth, he just tells everyone that no matter how big you become, you must always have your feet firmly planted on the ground if you want it to remain like that.”
For Kanoj and his friends, all it took was a common friend and Rahul “The Wall” Dravid and the Indian balling coach Venkatesh Prasad ended up becoming their dinner guests for the evening.
Talking about what goes on the busy life of the cricketers and the ups and down of the professional cricketers, hours passed quickly.
It’s such an eye opener to see that these legends of Indian cricket enjoy small things like we do, that it gives you a whole new prospective on life from the top.
At the time of writing, India were on the verge of securing their first series win in New Zealand in 41 years.
This summer of cricket is one Aucklanders Ajit Mandlekar and Kanoj Boouodira are not likely to forget for a long time.
For the Mt Roskill residents, born and brought up in Maharashtra, getting to meet your cricketing idols on a day on the job in
Most of us...
This summer of cricket is one Aucklanders Ajit Mandlekar and Kanoj Boouodira are not likely to forget for a long time.
For the Mt Roskill residents, born and brought up in Maharashtra, getting to meet your cricketing idols on a day on the job in
Most of us grew up in India thinking about our cricket stars and hoping to get to know them as not just the sporting heroes they are, but also as human beings as normal and we are.
In India, to be able to catch a glimpse of these guys is something worth bragging about to your friends, but the best part of staying a long way from home is that you do get the opportunity to rub shoulders with them in common surroundings.
So,
Working at the
He clearly remember a number of innings where Sachin’s bat spoke louder than an entire team in the stadium speaking nothing but raining boundaries and sixes.
“Being able to wish him Marathi New Year in our mother tongue is an experience that I’ll brag about to my grandchildren,” said Ajit as he recalled the moment he met his idol in
“He’s probably the biggest name in the game and he’s still so humble and down to earth, he just tells everyone that no matter how big you become, you must always have your feet firmly planted on the ground if you want it to remain like that.”
For Kanoj and his friends, all it took was a common friend and Rahul “The Wall” Dravid and the Indian balling coach Venkatesh Prasad ended up becoming their dinner guests for the evening.
Talking about what goes on the busy life of the cricketers and the ups and down of the professional cricketers, hours passed quickly.
It’s such an eye opener to see that these legends of Indian cricket enjoy small things like we do, that it gives you a whole new prospective on life from the top.
At the time of writing, India were on the verge of securing their first series win in New Zealand in 41 years.
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