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Five Firsts

Cricketers on their milestones
Isa Guha

From Buckinghamshire to the big time

Today reception, tomorrow the world

Nishi Narayanan

March 9, 2009
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Guha bowls at the SCG early in 2008 © AFP

First job
I was a receptionist at a badminton centre when I was 16.

First cricket trophy
Playing for the boys at High Wycombe, I got the Most Improved Cricketer award. I was nine or ten then.

First time I heard I was picked for England
I was home. I actually had a case of shingles and was off from school when I got a call from one of the England selectors. I had no idea why she was calling me. She said, "We want you to play for England side." It was the week before the start of the tour. Two of the players had pulled out and they needed someone to fill in. It was probably one of the happiest moments of my life.

First autograph I took
Darren Gough's was the one I remember. I took part in a TV show and he was there. I was 12 at the time. He was one of my role models growing up.

First thing I do when I get on the field
I don't have any superstitions like that.

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Staff writer Nishi studied journalism because she didn't want to study at all. As she spent most of the time at j-school stationed in front of the TV watching cricket her placement officer had no choice but to send out a desperate plea to the editor of ESPNcricinfo to hire her. Though some of the senior staff was suspicious at that a diploma in journalism was the worst thing that could happen to ESPNcricinfo and she did nothing to allay them, she continues to log in everyday and do her two bits for cricket.

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Nishi Narayanan Staff writer Nishi studied journalism because she didn't want to study at all. As she spent most of the time at j-school stationed in front of the TV watching cricket her placement officer had no choice but to send out a desperate plea to the editor of ESPNcricinfo to hire her. Though some of the senior staff was suspicious at that a diploma in journalism was the worst thing that could happen to ESPNcricinfo and she did nothing to allay them, she continues to log in everyday and do her two bits for cricket.