INDIA’S LEGENDARY BATSMAN SACHIN TENDULKAR INSPIRES NEW BOLLYWOOD MOVIE

India has a craze for movies and cricket. Latest news from the country has linked the two entertainment domains.

According to reports, an Indian director Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s new movie, ‘Ferrari ki Sawari’, is based on India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

Tendulkar may have won his first World Cup in his playing career but movies have not been his forte.

The India cricket team idol played superbly during the ICC World Cup 2011 to help his side lift the most coveted trophy of the game for the second time in their history.

With glory in check, the master batsman may well be on his way to inspire moviemakers around the country. Tendulkar’s illustrious career definitely demands a production based on his cricketing endeavours. Vidhu Vinod Chopra has found himself an opportunity to display his creativity.

The question of the batting maestro’s appearance in the movie is lurking in the minds of his fans, who must be thrilled by the idea of seeing their favourite cricketer star in a movie.

The movie’s leading role is being played by actor Sharman Joshi.

The film is about the unconditional love between a son and his father. The youngster’s ardent chase of a cricketer’s Ferrari transforms his fantasy of playing cricket at Lord’s into a dream that comes true.

Tendulkar is the obvious suspect in the tale as he too owns a Ferrari. There is still no word on whether the player will feature in the flick but it would not be a surprise if he did.

He has already starred in one Bollywood movie, ‘Vignaharta Shree Siddhivinayak’, which was directed by Yashwant Ingavale.

Tendulkar apparently knows about Chopra’s project and has commented on the film through a micro-blogging website.

“Vinod Chopra has a script called 'Ferrari Ki Sawari'. Just heard it. Sounds awesome,” Tendulkar tweeted.

The Bollywood flick is scheduled to be released in the later half of 2011. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for that one.

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HARBHAJAN SINGH HOPES CHENNAI SUPER KINGS FIVE-FOR IS ADDED TO HIS TEST MATCH STATISTICS

Mumbai Indians off-spinner Harbhajan Singh wishes his five-wicket haul against the Chennai Super Kings is counted in his Test match statistics.

Harbhajan, who is delighted over his achievement, took five wickets against the Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League recently.

“I am happy we won and I contributed with the ball. To be honest, it's nice to get five wickets as it's difficult to get one wicket sometimes. But I wish these wickets will count in my Test cricket stats. That would be nice, another five-wicket haul in Test cricket,” stated Harbhajan.

The Mumbai Indians sealed an 8-run victory against Chennai on April 23, 2011 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

Harbhajan dismissed Suresh Kumar Raina in the 5^th over and Srikkanth Anirudha in the 16^th over. Following that, he killed the contesting spirit of the rivals by dismissing Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin and Joginder Sharma in a single over.

The star bowler conceded that his luck played a part in bowling out Srikkanth Anirudha, who thumped a full toss delivery to Rajagopal Sathish at deep mid-wicket.

Harbhajan, also known as ‘The Turbanator’, further added that pressure builds up when a batsman is required to score 10 runs in each over. Anirudha tried availing a chance that came his way but ultimately failed.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma, who regretted missing out on the ICC World Cup 2011, said he is eager to plunge at every opportunity that knocks on his door.

Sharma’s batting anchored the Mumbai Indians on a solid foundation and helped them amass a total of 164 runs. He reaped 87 runs off 48 balls, including 8 boundaries and 5 sixes in his brilliantly paced innings.

“I have been batting well. I have not had enough opportunities. Today was my day, there was pressure and I did well. I am glad to make runs. It was a perfect day for me. Two wickets in first four overs and I had time in my hand to go and get my runs,” Sharma said.

Sharma said that he wants to keep his focus on the game and will not lose his composure when a situation goes downhill.

Meanwhile Harbhajan Singh is hopeful that Mumbai Indians will be able to win against Deccan Chargers on April 24, 2011. The day of the match coincides with the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s birthday. Harbhajan and his teammates are confident that they will be able to gift a scintillating victory to the legendary batsman on his 38^th birthday.

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