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The former veteran was troubled by the problem of money.
Was even ready to give up alcohol for the job.
New Delhi: There are many such players in the world of cricket who live a very luxurious life, while there are many whose careers do not last long and they soon come to the brink of poverty. Something similar happened with former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli. During an interview, he revealed that he had a lot of money problems. He was even ready to give up alcohol for the job.
Vinod Kambli had requested the Mumbai Cricket Association for a job to coach him. He had said that if I had to give up alcohol for this job, I would give it up. Regarding this, Kambli said during an interview with Mid Day, “There are some rules that everyone has to follow. If some rule does not allow you to do that thing then we should follow it. If I was asked to do it, I would have given up drinking immediately. I have no problem.”
Kambli further said, “I came to CIC (Cricket Improvement Committee), it was an ideal job. I went to MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) for some help. I had a family I had to take care of. I told MCA many times that if you need me, I am ready for it.
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After this MCA hired him. Please tell that Vinod was a great player born in Mumbai. He played a total of 17 Tests and 104 ODIs for India. During this he scored 1084 and 2477 runs. He has 2 double centuries in Test cricket. At the same time, he has scored 2 centuries in ODIs.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 10, 2023, 20:51 IST