I was called Jonty Rhodes in school: Shonali Nagrani
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
The
beauty
of
cricket
was
restricted
to
the
action
on
the
field.
However,
a
certain
Mandira
Bedi
altered
the
way
cricket
is
viewed.
SET
Max"s
Extraaa
Innings
didn"t
please
the
purists,
but
this
was
mean
for
family
viewing.
Cricket
and
entertainment
can
coexist
together.
This
was
proved
by
Mandira
Bedi.
Leading
cue
from
Bedi
is
Shonali
Nagrani,
who
has
been
a
regular
feature
of
the
cricket
tournaments
in
the
last
six
years.
After
starting
off
as
a
roving
reporter,
the
pretty
babe
graduated
to
hosting
pre-match
cricket
show.
There"s
nothing
'extraa" about
but
it"s
plain
and
simply
Cricket
Crazy.
In
the
last
fortnight,
Indian
viewers
have
been
subject
to
some
real
crazy
stuff
from
the
utterly
humorous
Cyrus
Broacha
and
Nagrani,
who"s
done
well
not
to
be
overshadowed
by
the
blabbering
Parsi.
“Cyrus
is
really
a
funny
guy,
one
who
simply
wouldn"t
stop
with
his
antics.
My
job
was
to
provide
the
calming
influence.
I"ve
done
a
pretty
good
job
until
now.
It"s
been
real
fun
working
with
Cyrus.
In
the
beginning,
I
was
little
hesitant
because
Cyrus
is
known
for
to
be
very
talkative.
In
fact,
he
even
told
me
before
hand
that
this
is
how
he
is,
so
that
there"s
not
trouble
once
the
show
begins,"
said
Nagrani.
Those
who"ve
witnessed
Cricket
Crazy
must
the
see
sight
of
Cyrus
Broacha
playing
with
a
ball
throughout
the
show.
Were
you
comfortable
with
the
catch
and
throw
sessions?
“We
all
took
it
very
sportingly.
Cyrus
often
threw
me
a
catch
while
I
started
talking.
This
distracted
me
a
lot.
However,
soon
I
started
intercepting
his
throws.
The
men
in
the
studio
were
all
impressed
by
my
catching
skills.
I
used
to
be
called
Jonty
Rhodes
in
my
school.
Here,
I
dint
miss
a
single
catch
even
while
I
was
wearing
a
sari,"
Nagrani
replied.
Not
bad
for
one
who"s
dressed
in
a
sari?
Perhaps,
we
need
to
get
the
great
fielder
don
sari
a
too,
and
then
put
him
on
the
field
with
Shonali.
“That"s
a
bad
idea.
I"ll
propose
this
idea
to
Rhodes
when
I
bump
into
him.
It
would
be
a
great
sight
to
see
him
in
a
sari,"
the
crazy
anchor
seconded.