Salimbhai lived his life the way he wanted to
Updated On: 03 April, 2023 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Sandeep Patil
From my seat at the North Stand, I just couldn’t believe what I just saw. I was big enough to realise that a six was a rarity, a near taboo if you like. It was never encouraged
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Sunil Gavaskar (left), Salim Durani, Sandeep Patil and Milind Rege at a function. Pic Courtesy/Sandeep Patil
As a schoolboy in the 1960s, I remember watching a Test match at the Brabourne Stadium from the Churchgate End. Salim Durani had his eye in and could oblige the crowd with a six. Next thing I see, Durani has clubbed one which has landed near the swimming pool to the left of the pavilion.
Those north stand days
From my seat at the North Stand, I just couldn’t believe what I just saw. I was big enough to realise that a six was a rarity, a near taboo if you like. It was never encouraged.
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