This Article is From Nov 14, 2013

Aamir Khan the commentator: what he said at Wankhede

Aamir Khan the commentator: what he said at Wankhede

Aamir with Ravi Shastri and Harsha Bhogle. (Image courtesy: Star Sports)

Highlights

  • A veritable army of famous faces are in the stands at Wankhede Stadium watching Sachin Tendulkar play his 200th and final test match. Among them is actor Aamir Khan, a close friend and longtime fan of Sachin, who played a cricket hero himself in the acclaimed 2001 movie Lagaan.
  • Aamir, who is known to be a sports-lover, was also invited into the commentary box at Wankhede, joining Ravi Shastri and Harsha Bhogle. Given the microphone, he said: "The moment I got the dates of this match, I made myself available and made sure I come and see this. I knew I couldn't have missed it for anything. I'm a big Sachin fan and too was disappointed with Dhoni's decision to field."
  • India are playing West Indies and many expressed disappointment at Indian skipper M S Dhoni's decision to put the opposing team into bat first which means that those watching had to wait quite a while for Sachin to bat, very much the main attraction of the match.
  • Harsha Bhogle tweeted this picture of himself with Aamir Khan
  • Aamir, however, has no intention of being deprived of watching Sachin's final knock, telling the press: "I will come back tomorrow to witness Sachin batting. I don't want to miss it." He delayed his exit from today's match, also delaying an official event to launch the title song of Dhoom: 3, to watch India bat.
  • Wankhede finally saw Sachin walk in to bat, amid rousing cheers from the crowd and a Windies guard of honour, after opener Murali Vijay fell to Shane Shillingford.
  • Aamir, dressed in a blue T-shirt and minus his Dhoom: 3 bowler hat he's been inseparable from these last few weeks, is watching the match with his Lagaan director Ashutosh Gowariker.
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New Delhi: A veritable army of famous faces are in the stands at Wankhede Stadium watching Sachin Tendulkar play his 200th and final test match. Among them is actor Aamir Khan, a close friend and longtime fan of Sachin, who played a cricket hero himself in the acclaimed 2001 movie Lagaan.

Aamir, who is known to be a sports-lover, was also invited into the commentary box at Wankhede, joining Ravi Shastri and Harsha Bhogle. Given the microphone, he said: "The moment I got the dates of this match, I made myself available and made sure I come and see this. I knew I couldn't have missed it for anything. I'm a big Sachin fan and too was disappointed with Dhoni's decision to field."

India are playing West Indies and many expressed disappointment at Indian skipper M S Dhoni's decision to put the opposing team into bat first which means that those watching had to wait quite a while for Sachin to bat, very much the main attraction of the match.


Harsha Bhogle tweeted this picture of himself with Aamir Khan

Aamir, however, has no intention of being deprived of watching Sachin's final knock, telling the press: "I will come back tomorrow to witness Sachin batting. I don't want to miss it." He delayed his exit from today's match, also delaying an official event to launch the title song of Dhoom: 3, to watch India bat.

Wankhede finally saw Sachin walk in to bat, amid rousing cheers from the crowd and a Windies guard of honour, after opener Murali Vijay fell to Shane Shillingford.

Aamir, dressed in a blue T-shirt and minus his Dhoom: 3 bowler hat he's been inseparable from these last few weeks, is watching the match with his Lagaan director Ashutosh Gowariker.

Watch:

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