The
stars
of
Anees
Bazmee's
Thank
You
-
Suniel
Shetty,
Bobby
Deol,
Akshay
Kumar
and
Irrfan
Khan
-
had
the
tennis
courts
of
their
hotel
in
Vancouver
emptied
out
every
evening.
It
was
only
to
play
some
competitive
cricket.
Night
birds
Confirms
Sunil
Shetty,
"We'd
start
shooting
at
8
am
all
through
8
pm.
We
are
all
cricket-crazy
fans.
We'd
empty
out
the
tennis
court
at
our
Hotel
after
taking
due
permissions
and
play
there
at
night."
Irrfan
and
Bobby
emerged
cricketing
stars,
adds
the
actor.
"While
Bobby
and
Akki
are
all-rounders,
Irrfan
is
a
good
batsman.
Bobby
was
our
strike
bowler.
In
fact,
he
is
so
good
that
he
could
easily
play
for
the
T20
cricket
series.
We
might
have
won
then!"
Big
fighters
While
Anees
Bazmee
remained
captain
of
one
team,
Akshay,
Suniel
and
the
rest
would
rotate
captaincy.
Suniel
says,
"Anees
and
I
are
big
fighters
and
love
to
fight
so
we
used
to
get
very
aggressive
during
the
games.
I
would
often
be
called
a
cheater
and
would
get
into
arguments
everyday!
When
Anil
Kapoor
joined
us
later
on,
he'd
play
too.
It
was
like
one
big
family
and
it
was
like
going
down
memory
lane."
Sunil
gets
iced
The
weather
was
so
cold
at
Vancouver
that
Suniel
Shetty's
lips
got
frozen.
Suniel
says,
"We
were
shooting
near
the
lake
and
there
was
wind
chill.
For
two
hours,
I
couldn't
speak.
The
temperature
was
less
than
two
degrees
celsius.
Everyone
had
a
hearty
laugh
at
my
expense
that
day!
I
am
a
Mangalorean
and
Mumbaikar
so
I
wasn't
expecting
so
much
cold.
We
thought
it
would
be
spring
there."
Story first published: Friday, May 28, 2010, 15:25 [IST]