Three Musketeers! I have been interviewed many times by journalists, but what happens when your best friends throw questions at you! Read the fun filled conversation between the trio! Utsav: We have seen your journey as a player, from the bottom to where you are now, the change is commendable. Arjun: But as a person there is no change that is visible to us, walk us through that ? Unmukt: (chuckles) That depends on what you think of me as a person, throw some light on that first? Utsav: Hard-working, humble, helpful and a bit hysterical. So the 4 Hs. Unmukt: I would disagree with hysterical but other than that you both know how my chacha and my parents are with me. They never let the success get to my head especially mummy, and I actually owe everything to them for applying the carrot and stick method on me which made me work hard. These 3 people have sacrificed their lives to make me a cricketer and the least I can do for them is by being a good one. Utsav: Define happiness. Unmukt: Achieving short term goals on time is happiness. It is also the time I get to spend with my family and you guys. ‘Excelsior’ is my motto in life and it has always been that, (laughs) ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ just gave me a proper term for it. Arjun: What are your goals for the future? Utsav: And the short term and long term goals which you just mentioned. Unmukt: Reading a few chapters of a book daily, following my training schedule are some of the short term goals which change daily. One long term goal was to write a book and I am happy that I achieved that, obviously the biggest goal is to play for India, so I am working hard for it and waiting for the perfect shade of blue to come my way. Utsav: What do you mean by the ‘perfect shade of blue’? Unmukt: I have represented my nation as an Under 19 player, an U-23 player and in the ‘A’ tours. But what I wore then were the lighter shades of blue, even wearing the dark blue of Delhi Daredevils and was a lighter shade for me. The blue Indian jersey is the perfect shade of blue to me and the dream is to wear it as soon as possible and then continue to embrace it. Utsav: Rahul Dravid is one of the great cricketers ever, what do you see in store for yourself when you play under his mentorship in Rajasthan Royals ? Unmukt: I am very excited to be a part of the double RRs this season and especially playing under the guidance of Rahul Dravid. Having a mentor like him by my side would help me improve my game a lot as I still have to walk a lot to achieve the image of a cricketer that I have in my mind for myself and Rahul Dravid is the right path towards it. Arjun: We will face a problem of space when we’ll write this, so talk about your book and conclude by talking about us. Unmukt: ‘The Sky is the Limit’ is about my journey to the Under-19 world cup where I have penned down the things that go inside the mind of a teenage cricketer playing for the country at the international level, it has excerpts from my personal diary as well and about you two, Utsav goes ‘moo’, Arjun goes ‘quack’ but what does Unmukt think about his best friends, no one gets to know.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:38:46 +0000
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