09 April,2010 10:21 AM IST | | Special Features
With footballer Bhaichung Bhutia becoming the proud daddy of twins, CS gives you some interesting dope on the man:
>>u00a0Currently the captain of the Indian team, he plays for the East Bengal Club.
>>u00a0He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football.
>>u00a0When he signed up to play for the English club Bury in 1999, he became the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Europe.
>>u00a0Off the field, Bhutia is known for winning a dance reality television show, and for being the first Indian athlete to boycott the Olympic torch relay in support of the Tibetan independence movement.u00a0
>>u00a0He has a fetish for jerseys and has a huge collection of them at home.
>>u00a0As his surname suggests, Bhutia comes from a Buddhist Bhutia background, although he is, by conviction, an atheist. The name Baichung literally means 'little brother'.
>>u00a0His fictional hero is Howard Roark, a character from Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead, and he has a tattoo of a footballer on his arm.
