The Conversation with Dhruv

 1. What was your first impression of maidaan cricket ?  

I thought maidaan cricket would be easy and that it would be casual, occasional weekend fun with snobbish uncles. First impressions are deceiving…

2. ⁠you are one of the most hardworking players in the group. What motivates you to go the extra mile ? 

I don’t know about hard working…because cricket is the only “workout/sport” I give time to. My motivation is to contribute a lot more but for that I need to get much better

3. ⁠describe the following in not more than two words – 

Susmit – Agent chaos

⁠Kishore – Smiling butcher

Vikram – Laughing Buddha

Kings -  Good guy

Hari – Smooth operator

4. What would an ideal day at cricket be for you ? 

Team should win

Getting to bowl 3-4 overs, taking critical wickets and not giving more than 4 RPO

Get a quick 20-25 runs for the team in the middle/towards the end

5. ⁠We rarely see you swearing at batsmen, giving them send-offs, talking aloud, do you make a conscious effort to not get personal? 

Everyone is playing hard but fair without any ill intentions

I am competitive but I don’t enjoy confrontation

Plus most of the folks are older to me….

6. ⁠what makes you feel better at cricket  . Smoking one out of the park , taking a wicket or something else we don’t know about

Winning the game

Getting a key batsman out by outthinking them (which is happening rarely)