Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that Sir Donald Bradman wanted to know about the Shiv Sena party in 1978 and then during India's 1991-92 tour of Australia, Bradman enquired about Vinod Kambli
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was more than just a cricket great. He was an institution who did not want to be ignorant or less informed about anything. An example of his thirst for knowledge came to the fore recently at the Cricket Club of India where Sunil Gavaskar spoke at a function to commemorate the birth centenary of legendary Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad. Gavaskar revealed that Bradman, on the dinner table in Adelaide 1978, wanted to know something about the Shiv Sena party.
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There are other examples of Bradman's curiosity. When a Kolkata-based journalist managed to get a few words off him during the 1991-92 tour of Australia, Bradman expressed his delight that Sachin Tendulkar was doing well for India, but he also enquired about Vinod Kambli since Bradman had heard about the duo's record 664-run partnership in school cricket. Bradman was glad to know that Kambli had made the 1992 World Cup squad.
Back to Gavaskar. The little master mimicked his 1977-78 team manager Polly Umrigar speaking in Gujarati and that Umrigar, as was his habit, spoke to Bradman in the same language at the start of the tour when the tour former greats met to discuss the playing conditions.
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