A bat, not a sword

What's your most cherished cricket memory?
Hitting a six at the Wankhede in a friendly match where we got creamed.

If you were the coach of the Indian team, what's the first thing you would tell MS Dhoni?
"Brother, I feel for you."

What's the best sledge you've ever made?
I can never come up with an apt and clever line, but "Abey, talwar nahin bat hai [that's a bat, not a sword]" was said to me after Tridev!

The Actor's XI need 12 to win from the last over. Who can swing it?
Makarand Deshpande and myself.

Which player do you most identify with: Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, or Tendulkar?
Dravid.

What's your favourite cricket scene in a film?
The song "Yeh Hai Cricket" from Dev Anand's film Awwal Number.

Which two cricketers would you cast in a comedy?
Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar as Laurel and Hardy, with Navjot Sidhu the only member of the audience.

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