By PTIMUMBAI: The legendary GR Viswanath on Saturday recalled his first meeting with two India stalwarts -- Madhav Mantri and Polly Umrigar -- and spoke about how an advice shared by the former remained with him throughout his distinguished career. When I was fielding (I saw) two towering figures, just above the side screen – there were some familiar faces – that is Polly Kaka (Polly Umrigar) and Madhav Mantri," the Bengaluru-based Viswanath told select reporters here. Once he saw Mantri, who is the maternal uncle of batting great Sunil Gavaskar, and Umrigar, Viswanath was keen to meet the duo. Because that was a big match for me and people like Mantri and Polly Kaka watching, was something else for me. The right-handed batter, famous for his square cut, was speaking after inaugurating the late Shri Madhav Mantri centenary one-day cricket league tournament at the MCA BKC ground.

Source: Indian Express October 31, 2021 01:45 UTC