Suniel Shetty opens up about his long-standing love for cricket and Rohit Sharma

…fan for years. He said he would even go out of his way to watch footage of pace bowlers at a time when cricket matches were not widely available on television. Talking about his love for cricket, Suniel Shetty said, “ Main kitna bada cricket buff hoon woh duniya jaanti hai. Shayad jitna inhone cricket nahi khela hoga, utna maine khayalon mein khela hai. Pehle zamaane mein television pe aate nahi the, toh pace bowlers ko dekhne Indo-American Society jaata tha, aur unke rushes dekhne ke liye, unki clippings dekhne ke liye. ” The actor also recalled that Sir Viv Richards had always been his favourite cricketer and said he had been following Rohit since the latter was around 16 or 17. He said, “Mere hamesha favourite cricketer rahe the aur…

…aayenge?” Rohit recalled. He added that Suniel’s love for cricket was evident when the actor attended the match and watched the game closely. Rohit also remembered Suniel meeting his mentor PV Shetty during the match. “ Aur tab mujhe realise hua ki inhone abhi bataya ki itna cricket dekha hai inhone, aur khelte bhi the. Under-19 khela hai inhone. Jab main baitha tha aur Suniel sir aake baithe PV Shetty ke saath, jo mere mentor the. Unhone mujhe kaafi help ki mere younger days mein, ” Rohit said. “He told me, ‘Aapko inse milna chahiye, yeh bahut cricket pasand karte hain.’ Main bola, of course kaun nahi milna chahta. Lekin main dekh raha tha inko side se hi ki kar kya rahe hain yeh. Par inka dhyaan…