On Thursday in Mumbai Actor, director and co-owner of Maratha Arabians Sohail Khan launched his team Maratha Arabians jersey for the upcoming T10 cricket league along with former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag.
While talking to media Sohail said that Cricket is the only sport that has evolved over the years and that’s the reason it has been so popular till now and top most sport of our country.
In answer to the question about new format of T10 cricket league, Sohail said, “I think cricket is the only game that has evolved so much that’s why it’s one of top most sport of our country and that has kept its life going. Cricket has evolved in terms of its format, firstly there was five day test match then a one day match and nowadays, T20 match so it just keeping interest of the audience. No offence to football or hockey but there are times when no goal has been shot or its one all. When audience comes to stadium , most of the times, they see great cricket on the other hand, if you see football game then sometimes there is no result in it so that’s the big difference in terms keeping audience engaged when they watch a sport”.
“When this T10 cricket league approached me, I was already on because I love this sport and it’s no brainer because it something that’s going to be delightful, fun and festive so when I told my son about this he said its superb and its going to be mad riot so when you hear things like this you realize its going to be big success”. he further added.
When asked about his feeling to be associated with Virender Sehwag for his team ‘Maratha Arabians’, he said, “I am big fan of Viru paji. How much you see him playing cricket and the legend he has been but more than that he is fantastic human being. He is such a nice guy to approach and have chat with. His love for cricket is something else similarly, we choose our profession much later but we grow up as kids who wanted to play some kind of sports. For us, every athlete and sportsman, we all look up to them so whenever I meet Viru paji, I get smile on my face and I am glad that we will working on this team together and it’s my privilege and honor to be part of same process”
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When asked Sohail about the relation of him and sports, he said, “Anyone who comes to do any kind of business or work with me then I tell them that I can do only two things in my life that is making movies and be involved in sports because I am very interested in sports. We have likeds cricket all our life. I remember, the first time, I went to stadium, I was in awe like how when I entered a film set so only these two things will keep happening in my life because if feel if you are interested in something then you get more involved in it and if you love what you do then you feel happy with it”.
Sehwag will be captaining ‘Maratha Arabians’ team, which will feature in the T10 Cricket League to be played from December 14-17 in the United Arab Emirates.
He leads a squad which features former Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara and Pakistan players Mohammed Amir and Kamran Akmal.
