Whatever
the
outcome
of
the
current
IPL
imbroglio,
the
game
has
found
one
ardent
fan
in
Katrina
Kaif
who
now
intends
to
pursue
the
game
not
as
a
spectator
but
a
player
on
the
field.
Rani
Mukherjee
played
a
cricketer
in
Dil
Bole
Hadippa.
But
it's
Katrina
Kaif
who
has
learnt
the
ropes
of
the
game,
and
not
for
a
role.
Being
a
brand
ambassador
for
an
IPL
team
is
just
not
enough
for
Katrina.
She
believes
she
needs
to
understand
the
game
that
she's
endorsing
and
supporting.
So
Katrina
has
been
taking
frantic
cricket
lessons.
Now
she's
well
on
the
way
to
getting
a
hang
of
the
game.
Quite
efficiently.
Katrina
not
only
learnt
the
rudiments
of
the
game
from
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Rampal,
she
also
played
cricket
with
them
wearing
sarees,
if
you
please!
Says
the
actress,
"What's
so
tough
about
playing
cricket
in
a
saree?
Why
do
people
presume
I'm
not
at
home
in
sarees?
I've
been
wearing
them
at
fashion
shows
and
other
events
from
the
time
I
was
a
model.
And
I
am
comfortable
in
a
saree,
even
when
playing
cricket."
It
all
started
in
Bhopal
where
when
they
were
shooting
for
Raajneeti.
The
guys
in
the
unit
decided
to
play
cricket
between
shots.
Katrina
insisted
on
joining
them.
Ranbir
apparently
shooed
Katrina
away
arguing
"Chal-chal
yeh
ladkiyon
ke
bas
ki
baat
nahin."
It
was
the
matured
and
kinder
Arjun
Rampal
who
insisted
that
Katrina
play
with
them.
Says
Katrina,
"Ya,
Arjun
was
very
supportive.
He
not
only
stood
up
for
me
he
also
taught
me
elements
of
the
game.
Ranbir
didn't
want
me
to
be
part
of
their
cricket
team.
So
I
got
my
own
bat
and
ball
and
insisted
that
I
be
part
of
the
team."
Since
a
lot
of
the
game
was
recorded
on
camera
for
the
film's
promotional
purposes,
the
guys
often
pretended
to
welcome
Katrina
in
the
team.
"But
the
minute
the
camera
was
switched
off
they
sent
me
off
to…
like
a
hundred
miles
away
to
do
fielding.
I
had
to
put
my
down
if
I
wanted
to
learn
the
game
on
the
field," she
grumbles.
Katrina
has
returned
from
Bhopal
much
more
clued
into
the
game.
"Now
whenever
I'm
at
the
IPL
games
next,
I
know
what's
going
on.
I
don't
have
to
clap
and
cheer
something
I
don't
understand," Katrina
rejoices
at
her
newly-discovered
love
for
the
game.