“I don’t Like cricket, I Love cricket” - Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary

“I don’t Like cricket, I Love cricket”

Hope you all remember this crazy guy - Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary highly noticed during last world cup. He was born 1983 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar & he’s a fan of the Indian cricket team and Sachin Tendulkar. Cricket, one of the sport in India which is much much greater than its National Sport Hockey. The fever of cricket in India is more viral than any other sports. A nation whose population is more than 1.2 billion is fond of cricket & its cricketers. It was not so when India lifted the World Cup in 1983. Time has changed and the love towards cricket has increased enormously. He is a mini-celebrity and widely recognized for showing up at every home match the Indian team plays since 2003.

The reason why India is a cricket-crazy nation is because of this 31-year old, who left his job at a milk company to pursue his passion. He brings the crowd alive with waving of the tri colour and represents the spirit of the die-hard lover of the game. Sudhir was once thrashed by Kanpur Police because he was shaking hands with Sachin. Later the police men apologized after Sachin’s intervention. Sudhir has decided not to marry and be single and cheer Men in blue wherever they play.

Sudhir has cycled from Bihar to Bangladesh thrice (around 12,000 miles) just to watch a Cricket match.

Since 2003,his sole passion has been to watch cricket matches played by India and to support the team. By April 2010, he had attended near about150 matches, often travelling by bicycle to reach the venue of match. He sometimes pedals his cycle to cricket playing venues, as he did to Bangladesh to witness a cricket match in 2007 and to Lahore, Pakistan in 2006.

Sudhir’s passion is such that he does not have a regular source of income. Reliance Life Insurance has come up with a campaign to support him. The company’s Facebook page states, “For us, he is an embodiment of everything that comes in the way of planning for one’s future. And that’s why we have taken up Sudhir’s cause and want to help him secure his future with a regular income. After all, retirement is definitive and needs planning before it becomes a shock.”

“Beyond All Boundaries” is a documentary, it also has a short story of Sudhir & two young cricketers Prithvi Shaw & Akshaya Surve.

“If cricket is a Religion in India then Sachin is a God”.