amitabh
bachchan
has
rekindled
some
old
memories
associated
with
the
now
infamous
Ferozshah
Kotla
cricket
ground
of
Delhi.
The
same
ground,
where
on
Sunday
the
game
between
India
v/s
Sri
Lanka
was
abandoned
due
to
unsafe
playing
conditions.
“Kotla
-
Ferozshah
Kotla
grounds,
the
cricket
venue
of
several
international
adventures.
Those
early
years
in
the
city
and
the
complete
inability
to
even
wander
about
this
venue
when
a
match
was
on.
The
College
and
University
days
when
watching
a
cricket
match
by
bunking
classes
was
a
recognized
pastime.
The
paucity
of
funds
to
buy
a
ticket.
The
ingenious
methods
deployed
to
somehow
smuggle
our
way
into
the
grounds
free
of
cost.
The
thrill
of
being
inside
this
hallowed
arena
where
the
greats
of
the
International
world
of
cricket
enthralled
us
with
their
skill." Big
B
recalls
on
his
blog.
He
adds,
“On
one
particular
occasion
to
witness
that
great
West
Indian
team
simply
destroy
us
with
their
immense
power
and
talent.
Wesley
Hall,
the
pace
bowler
counting
his
steps
to
the
run
up
and
the
entire
stadium
counting
with
him,
and
in
amazement
of
the
distance
he
would
cover
to
bring
in
that
awesome
speed.
Gary
Sobers
and
Rohan
Kanhai
and
the
likes
of
them
delighting
us
with
their
exquisite
skill.
And
then
on
one
occasion
during
the
visit
of
the
Pakistani
Team
to
be
seated
through
some
great
string
pulling,
just
below
the
dressing
rooms
in
vantage
positioning,
to
see
that
incredibly
handsome
Fazal
Mahmood,
the
Captain
and
opening
bowler
of
their
team,
lustrous
hair
swirling
about
as
he
ran
up,
his
green
colored
eyes
focussed
determinedly
at
the
batsman
facing
him.
Hanif
Mohammad,
that
batting
sensation
and
his
younger
brother
Mushtaq
starting
up
their
international
debut
at
the
young
age
of
17
and
18
years."
“And
our
own
Ramakant
Desai,
that
thin
and
fragile
looking
pace
sensation
whipping
up
speed
that
would
never
ever
be
associated
with
his
size,
being
brought
on
by
Polly
Umrigar
standing
in
as
Captain
to
bowl
to
Hanif,
knowing
that
he
would
always
have
a
problem
with
him
and
then
sure
enough
to
see
the
wicket
flying
away
as
he
got
bowled
by
a
beauty.
And
Bapu
Nadkarni
who
I
think
had
the
distinction
of
batting
for
the
entire
5
days
of
a
test
match
unbeaten.
He
was
the
'blocker".
The
one
that
never
hit
the
ball,
merely
kept
blocking
it
to
kill
time
and
frustrate
the
opposition.
Such
vivid
winter
memories
of
that
ground,
woolies,
fog
and
all"