Sheri, I remember driving tourists to the tea estates — they’d only ask about Tendulkar. Now my regulars in the Omni cite Rashid Khan’s economy rate like it
अरे भैया, सच कह रहे हो! हमारे गाँव के लड़के अब राशिद खान के गूगली की बात करते हैं, पहले सचिन के छक्के ही सुनते थे। लेकिन मैं तो अब भी कहता हूँ — बचपन का टेंडुलकर ही
Ente bhai, it's true! My grandson in Bhubaneswar now talks about "economy rate" and "strike rotation" — I only know Sachin's straight drive and how the village boys used to play with a tennis ball. But if Rashid bhai makes them happy, good, as long as no one forgets the old magic.