Playing It My Way: My Autobiography (62 page)

At Heathrow in 1992 on my way to Yorkshire as their first ever overseas and non-Yorkshire player.

Proud to wear the Yorkshire rose. Please don’t mistake me for my son Arjun here!

One of the many wonderful moments in England in 1990. That tour taught me a lot.

Celebrating with my new team-mates after taking a wicket in my very first county match in 1992.

Meeting Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 1992. He also saw me play in Cape Town in 1997 and on both occasions I made a hundred!

After beating England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 1993. Remarkably, 70,000 Indian fans had come to watch the little action that remained on the last day – such passion!

At Chennai, one of my favourite grounds, on the way to my first hundred on home soil, against England in February 1993.

Enjoying the victory lap after winning the five-nation Hero Cup at Eden Gardens in November 1993.

The day Anjali Mehta became Anjali Tendulkar.

‘Please don’t spoil your shirt, I am all sweaty!’ Mark Mascarenhas wasn’t bothered and embraced me after a hundred against Australia in Sharjah in 1998.

With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi after beating Australia in October 1996 in my first Test as captain.

At Lord’s in the famous Long Room. Captains of the world unite for an ICC meeting in 1997. From the left: Hansie Cronje, myself, Wasim Akram, Mark Taylor, Alistair Campbell, Michael Atherton, Courtney Walsh, Arjuna Ranatunga and Stephen Fleming.

‘I hope you are seeing it from heaven.’ – This hundred against Kenya in the 1999 World Cup will always remain special. It was for my father, who I had lost a week earlier.