Abid Ali

Hi all,Yesterday I had the good fortune of meeting Abid Ali,ex-Indian allrounder at Chennai airport.It was a pleasure talking to him.An unassuming man,he talked with great passion about his playing days.He is currently the coach of our Andhra Ranji team.I asked him about the commercialisation of the game these days and he said that it is a good thing because it is making the players richer.He had special praise for Chandra and Bedi and said that they could turn the ball on any surface.