Celebrated commentator Harsha Bhogle asking Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi about their respective cricketing idol at last Sunday’s BCCI Awards moved us to look at idols of famous cricketers from another era from what they revealed in their biographies, autobiographies,and intimate interviews

Hardik Pandya will soon be in action for the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)