The Praveen Kumar story
For the Indian Express, Sriram Veera interviews India swing bowler Praveen Kumar, who sheds light on the joint-family he grew up in, how he took to cricket, and the challenges he's faced to cope with people's perceptions of him
ESPNcricinfo staff
03-May-2015
For the Indian Express, Sriram Veera interviews India and Sunrisers Hyderabad swing bowler Praveen Kumar, who sheds light on the joint-family he grew up in, how he took to cricket, and the challenges he's faced to cope with people's perceptions of him.
Praveen Kumar is talking about the Indian philosopher Chanakya and Hussain Zaidi, a raconteur of tantalising tales from the underworld. His ringtone is the gruffly voice of Amitabh Bachchan speaking a dialogue from a movie. He talks about how he loves the sound of guns and relishes target shooting. He swears "mummy kasam" that he has never physically hit anyone in his life, goes all sweet about his Labradors, and turns mush about his two-year old daughter Saaya. And talks ambitious about his new dream to become a bowling coach. "Ab PK English bolega," says the new PK in his old style.