Kolkata: From Sachin Tendulkar taking a liking to buying good clothes on foreign tours to Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja staying dishevelled, dressing room secrets of former India cricketers tumbled out in a talk show at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly revealed that batting maestro Tendulkar would just “bat and shop” during his playing days. “He [Tendulkar] would only bat and shop. He would get a Test hundred and the next day you would see him shopping in an Armani or Versace store and you will see them hanging in his wardrobe. He was very fond of his clothes and had a great wardrobe,” Ganguly revealed. Talking about V.V.S. Laxman, Ganguly said the elegant Hyderabadi batsman was a perennial latecomer.
“You would see him taking a shower even as the No.4 and 5 batters were at the crease. He would even be the last to board the team bus,” Ganguly said. The show also featured India coach Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag. Kapil spilled the beans on two batsmen “most handsome batsmen staying rough” in the dressing room. “You won’t believe the two most handsome men in our team stayed the most unclean,” said the legend. “He [Sidhu] would somehow pack his bag throwing the clothes inside it. And Ajay too was not the most cleanest.”
Ganguly, who is the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) made all the necessary arrangements at the Eden Gardens, which is playing host to India’s 250th Test. Kapil also became the first person to ring the Eden Gardens bell.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.