Steve Waugh honoured with life membership of CCI
Staff Reporter - 3 March 2001
The Cricket Club of India presented an honorary life membership of the
club to Australian captain Steve Waugh at a function held in the
Jamnagar Lounge of the CCI in Mumbai on Friday. The certificate was
handed over to the Australian skipper by former India captain Polly
Umrigar.
The function was jointly hosted by the Cricket Club of India and the
Mumbai Cricket Association to pay their tributes to the late Sir Don
Bradman. Several prominent players and media personalities were
present at the function and expressed their awe and admiration for the
legendary batsman.
Waugh said at the function that it was a tremendous honour for him to
receive the membership of the CCI. "It is a great honour for me
because I am getting this at the age of 34 and not 80." The Don
himself was presented with an honorary membership of the CCI on the
occasion of his 80th birthday.
Waugh also said that India held fond memories for him and he would
always cherish them. "The membership of the CCI will sustain my
relationship with India for many many years to come." he added.
The Australian skipper also shared his reminiscences of the Don at the
function. "I met him for about an hour and a half last year. He was a
man ahead of his time, a very humble man and in our way of playing
cricket we dedicate this Test victory to Sir Don Bradman." he said.
Raj Singh Dungarpur read a few lines from 'Farewell to Cricket', the
Don's autobiography, and shared his thoughts on the Don. The other
dignitaries on the dais, journalists KN Prabhu, Peter Roebuck and Mike
Coward and administrators Ratnakar Shetty and Mayank Khandwala also
paid their tributes to the greatest batsman in the game's history who
died in Adelaide last Sunday.
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