KK , a running buddy of mine took an initiative to call a celebrity to run with us on Wednesday Easy runs to target more particpation of beginners. So we had Hemang Badani , India / Tamil nadu / Chennai Super kings Cricketer. The stylish southpaw built a strong tamil Nadu team and the highlight of his career was when he played for India, a Century ( in 98 balls) against Australia in Pune in an One Day International.
So he took time off to run with Chennairunners and we did a 4 kms run around boat club. He runs at a good pace and i understand he runs as part of his fitness program and comfortable doing around 12 kms, after which he feels bored to run. Yes, I understand that, as he's part of the Chennai Super kings T20 for ICL which is fast paced. We spoke about running marathons, preparation, diet etc and also about Cricket
This morning when we were at around the 4 km mark, he noticed a security guard listening to the commentary of the current India Vs New Zealand Test match on a portable radio, Hemang slows down to ask him " Score Kya huva"? ( what's the score?) That's how much of cricket is in his blood. He's been playing professional Cricket since he was 10 years old !!! Yes, he had represented Tamilnadu under 10 cricket team
Thanks Hemang for joining us, hope to see you again for a run
Awesome! He was a good hitter of the ball and sad that his stint with the Indian team was short.
I hope he joins Chennai Runners for more runs.
Posted by: Ravi | June 26, 2009 at 04:02 PM