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Syed Kirmani-the man whom I owe my career
Till today, despite some flashes in the pan that have come and gone, Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani – popularly known as “Kiri” – is regarded as the finest wicket keeper to play for India. He gives a large part of the credit to a visionary coach who believed in him and egged him on – take a bow, Keki Tarapore.
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“My coach identified my talent and made me feel that I had what it takes to excel.”
Starting out in St. Francis Xavier’s High School, Bangalore, then moving on to St. Germain’s High School, I was an average student and spent most of my time on the back benches. However I was so good in Urdu, that my teacher made me stand outside class quite regularly because I would correct him for the way he wrongly pronounced certain Urdu words.
If it wasn’t for my coach who identified my talent and made me feel that I had what it takes to excel, I would never have become the Captain of the Mysore State Cricket Team, or part of the national team, or part of the winning team that brought home the World Cup; I may never have had the privilege of playing so many test matches and international games. . I became very good at the game, and when our team won the prestigious (Bishop Cotton’s School) Cottonian Shield, I was upgraded to the senior cricket team.
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