Playing It My Way: My Autobiography (65 page)

With Amitabh Bachchan: one of India’s biggest cultural icons.

Playing chess with the legendary Viv Richards in Sri Lanka. If only I could bat like my hero!

Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh during the controversial Sydney Test in January 2008.

Do you recognize this face? I had to play a Test match the next day!

Playing an upper cut to Brett Lee on the way to a very satisfying 154* at Sydney.

Congratulations from Ricky Ponting after I passed Brian Lara’s record of Test runs at Mohali in October 2008.

With Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. We spent many memorable years together.

Another peak scaled. We are the number one Test side after beating Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2009.

At a party organized by Mukesh and Nita Ambani to celebrate my twenty years in international cricket in 2009.

Celebrating the IPL win with the Mumbai Indians in 2013. Which cricketer hit a six off the last ball he played in the IPL? Answer: yours truly!

Arjun and Sara: the two little diamonds of my life.

With Anjali at my fortieth birthday celebration in Kolkata on 24 April 2013.

Walking out to bat in the World Cup final at the Wankhede in April 2011. That win will always remain the highest point of my career.