Tennis legend Jim Courier revealed his favorite cricketers and defined why does he really feel that cricket and tennis are related sport.
“I’m a brand new fan coming in to see cricket reside, however I’ve been watching cricket simply as a spectator ever since I began taking part in tennis,” he informed reporters on the opening day of the fifth Take a look at match between Australia and India on the Sydney Cricket Floor
“I might come to Australia or come to England.
“I’m not a brilliant fan by any means, nevertheless it’s a recreation that I like as a result of you have got these unbelievable athletes that dedicate their life to it.
“I really feel related to that as a result of that’s the way in which that I’ve felt about tennis. It’s kind of like a recreation recognises recreation, if what I imply.”
When requested about who’s his favorite cricketer, the 54-year-old, who’s in Sydney for the United Cup, stated: “I bought to take a seat subsequent to Sunny (Sunil Gavaskar) immediately, which was fairly superb.”
“My favorite Indian cricket participant is Leander Paes. Yeah, as a result of I’ve seen him play cricket rather a lot. So for me, Lee and Mahesh Bhupathi, these are most likely my two favorite cricket gamers,” he added
Courier additionally stated that he see a similarity between tennis and cricket.
“The way in which that you just look to obtain serve is rather a lot like receiving a ball.
“So it’s related. The bowling and the batting is just like serving and receiving.”
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