A new arena for former Australian cricketer Brett Lee

The visit by one of the fastest bowlers ever seen in cricket Brett Lee to the quaint Cusrow Baug in Colaba is meant to be a hushedup affair Older residents nonchalantly continue with their daily game of cards while young mothers and college students wait with their camera phones Lee is supposed to play a game of badminton with Jehan Daboo resident at the Baug and Nabha Wamburkar as the ambassador of Cochlear a hearing implant company He has had a busy day visiting different parts of the city as part of his duties as a global ambassador Looking fresh in a white polo shirt Lee settles down on a bench in the garden to answer a few questionsAlso read ExAussie pacer Brett Lee launches his movie careerBrett Lee at Cusrow Baug in Colaba PicAtul KambleldquoI was shooting for my movie Unindian in which actress Tannishtha Chatterjee plays a marketing manager for Cochlear I learnt about the firm through the movie and got associated with itrdquo he tells us The former Australian cricketer is passionate about the cause revealing ldquoI have always said that no one should live in silence and there are ways for it hearingimpairment to be treated If anyone has an underlying problem speak to someone speak to your parents go and see a specialist because you might benefit by an implantrdquoBeing an actorFans of the fast bowler are aware of his love for music he has sung a song In My Shoes for the film but when his name was announced as actor for the IndoAustralian film it seemed like a bouncer Lee tells us he never wanted to be an actor but this was a good opportunity that came at the right time ldquoI asked lsquoAre you sure you want me How do you know I can actrsquo They said that I would be okay I did a threeweek acting crash course on how to be an actor But the advice I got was donrsquot act just be natural So I have tried to be natural in the filmrdquoAlso read Brett Lee to show his dance moves in UnIndianWhat caught Leersquos attention was the filmrsquos message ldquoLove has no boundaries Your hair colour skin colour and gender do not matter You cannot help who you fall in love with and that is important Thatrsquos my belief and thatrsquos my belief in the movie toordquo he sharesLee the fit AussieLee has seen several injuries through his career The key to recovery he says is to learn about your body accept that injury is part and parcel of the game ldquoIf you are a fast bowler like I was and are trying to bowl at 100 miles an hour always live on the edge about getting injured If it happens accept it Try to find a way for it to not happen again Get your body strong Stay flexible and in the right frame of the mind The mind is the most important thingrdquo he suggestsTrue to his nature Lee has been hitting the gym hard post retirement too ldquoI am training harder now than Irsquove ever done because I am not worried about getting injured I run in the gym to stay as fit as I can because I want to be healthy If I tear my hamstring or my calf muscle it doesnrsquot matter now I am doing lot of weights and heaps of cardio I have always said that too many young bowlers do heavy weights I am not a fan of heavy weights You donrsquot have to have big muscles to bowl fast You have to be fit skinny fit healthy stay at the gym and get in the netsrdquo he suggestsRetirement has had several benefits While Lee hasnrsquot had any time off not being on tour has given him more time for music ldquoI watch more films I love comedies enjoy more fishing and family time thatrsquos what mattersrdquo he signs off