DAILY SUARGAM | JAMMU SPORTS MONDAY | JUNE 14, 2021 11 Andre Russell Shakib's wife Ummey Ahmed Suresh Raina feels his memoir has stretchered off after being hit defends all-rounder's unruly potential to be turned into a biopic! by a bouncer in on-field behaviour through NEW DELHI: The former attitude, and Raina vouches port system we all need. had Steve Waugh’s autobi- Indian all rounder who calls by this adage: “Oh, in sport, Priyanka has done wonders ography Out of My Comfort PSL match, taken lengthy Facebook post himself “shy and reserved” you cannot survive without in her own professional life, Zone, among others to has bared it all in his forth- having the right attitude! As and there’s much to learn inspire him. “He had given in ambulance to DHAKA: A day after the stumps and was seen everyone and especially coming memoir titled the cliché goes, there’ll from her on that front. She it to me himself,” reveals top Bangladesh cricketer having a heated argument those who are watching Believe. He pens down how always be more failure than doesn’t know enough about Raina, adding, “I have also hospital Shakib Al Hasan drew a with the umpire. from home,” he wrote on his wife, Priyanka success in your path. And if cricket to have much of an read and been inspired by lot of flak on social media The drama did not end Facebook. "An experi- DUBAI: West Indies all- for his on-field behaviour, there. The left-hander enced player like me Chaudhary has been an you let the bad times get to opinion on that aspect of my other books like the ones rounder Andre Russell was “absolute rock” through the you or push you down, then life. But yes, for everything about Matthew Hayden and his wife Ummey Ahmed came running in and should not have reacted stretchered off after he Shishir came to the all- uprooted all three stumps that way but sometimes ups and downs in his life, you’ll never be able to per- else, we believe a lot in shar- Justin Langer. There’s also started feeling uncomfort- rounder’s defense. and threw them away against all odds it hap- and how he has a lot of sim- form at your peak ability. ing our views and ideas The Dhoni Touch written by able because of a blow suf- Shakib’s wife called the when the umpires had pens, unfortunately. ilarities with his beloved What I mean by the right with each other,” he my co-author Bharat fered on the head while criticism and reports ‘a called for the covers “I apologise to the “Mahi bhai” (MS Dhoni) as attitude is to develop a explains. Sundaresan about the enig- batting for the Quetta plot’ against the former moments later. Shakib's teams, management, tour- both are “small-town boys” shield to any kind of nega- With quite a few biogra- matic journey of Mahi bhai. Gladiators in a PSL 2021 match against Islamabad Bangladesh captain to side was ahead of the nament officials and who always look for a “lot of tivity, whether it’s external phies and autobiographies Recently, I read Abhinav ‘portray him as the vil- equation as per the DLS organizing committee for masti”. And since he boasts or internal. There have been of sportspersons having Bindra’s excellent biogra- United on Friday. Russell, who had resumed batting lain.’ par score when the this human error. to have unpeeled a lot of lay- phy, which is co-authored after the blow on the hel- "I’m enjoying this inci- umpires decided to stop Hopefully, I won’t be ers of his life in this piece of by Rohit Brijnath.” met, was taken to a hospital dent as much as the media the play, making the all- repeating this again in the writing, he’s of the opinion And any conversation for scans in an ambulance is, finally some news on that: “My book has the with Raina cannot be com- during the first over of the tv! It is great to see the potential to both interest plete without the mention of Islamabad innings. It hap- support of the people who and inspire people in the the many interesting bits pened during the 14th over can see the clear picture of form of a biopic!” about his Mahi Bhai, and the of the Quetta innings when today’s incident at least Sounding optimistic to similarities with his own Russell, after hitting two someone has the guts to take up any scripts that life. Sharing about his cama- sixes off Islamabad medi- stand against all odds. come his way, Raina says, raderie with Dhoni, Raina um-pacer Muhammad "However it is sad to see Musa, was late while trying the main issue getting “I’ve spoken to people adds, “We started playing to pull a bouncer and got buried by the media high- involved with Bollywood cricket for India around the hit on the helmet. After ini- over the years. Let’s see... if same time. Both he and I tial treatment on the lighting only the anger I’m ever approached with a have really grown together ground, Russell resumed that he showed. The main script that interests me, I times in my career when I released in the recent past, a as cricketers and as people batting, only to be dis- issue is the ongoing eye- might consider it for sure!” thought my time was up certain scepticism on what during the 16-17 years since. missed in the next ball. catching decisions of the Ranked among one of the especially during my injury to include comes to one’s I’ve learnt a lot from him Russell was replaced by umpires! The headlines rounder's behaviour even future.” best in the T20 batsmen, phases, but it was the never mind. But Raina says he has- along the way; to be humble right-arm seamer Naseem are really saddening. To more surprising. Cricket's former No. 1 Raina has made a mark in give up attitude that kept n’t left anything out “con- and to respect the game. The Shah after Quetta used the me it is a plot against him Shakib's side eventually allrounder is no stranger ‘concussion substitute' rule. that has been going on for won the match when play to controversy. international cricket, and me going! It’s something I sciously”. “I have, however, game will always be bigger The decision, however, did a while to portray him as resumed. Bangladesh suspended recalls how taking one step feel everyone needs to made sure that there’s as lit- than you. In him, I found not go down well with the villain in all circum- Kazi Inam, the chairman him for six months in at a time helped him achieve develop regardless of what tle negativity as possible. I someone who could relate Islamabad captain Shadab stances! If you are a crick- of the body which runs 2014 for attitude prob- success. He says, “I don’t you do in life,” says the left- have still described the with my life story, a small- Khan as he thought et lover beware of your the DPL, said any discipli- lems that included a lewd think I’ve changed at all as a handed batsman, who made times in my life which I town boy who learnt to suc- Naseem was not a like for actions!" Ummey said in a nary action will depend gesture on TV, beating a person. Deep inside, I’m still his international debut in found challenging in detail. ceed on the big stage like replacement for statement on her official on the report of the spectator in the stadium, the same Suresh Raina who 2005 under former Indian There’s no hiding from it. through sheer hard work Russell. Facebook page. umpires and match refer- and travelling to the According to the concus- went to Lucknow Sports team head coach Greg But my intention to do the and dedication. In the early In a Dhaka Premier ee. Caribbean Premier sion substitute rules, a College. I’ve of course Chappell. book is to mainly spread the days, we would always be League match between "If someone breaches League without a clear- opened up a lot more since He and his wife, social message of positivity, so together, eating at food player can be replaced by another member of the traditional rivals, the discipline, action will ance. then, with all the exposure activist Priyanka, are known that everyone who reads it courts and even sharing squad if the match referee Mohammedan Sporting be taken as per the rules,” Also, he was banned by that being an Indian crick- to give #CoupleGoals. And walks away with lessons on rooms. We were then fortu- considers him a ‘like-for- Club captain Shakib was he said. the International Cricket eter has given me. But Raina shares that contrary to how to deal with difficult nate to join Chennai Super like’ option. In this case, the bowling against Abahani But after Shakib's mis- Council for two years in through it all, I think the one what many would thing, situations and overcome Kings, and our bond has match referee perhaps gave Limited captain behaviour drew heavy 2019, with one year of principle I’ve stuck to is Priyanka isn’t his critic but them. I’ve tried to do that only grown tighter since. On the nod to replace all- Mushfiqur Rahim, a fel- public criticism and some that suspended, due to being in the present someone with whom he can alongside chronicling my the field, it’s always serious rounder Russell with a fast low Bangladesh interna- support on social media, his failure to report cor- moment.