Hyderabadi biryani bowls over Inzy

Ch Sushil Rao / TNN / Mar 31, 2005, 01:47 IST

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Elsewhere, Inzamam relishes crowds' attention. But in the BPO city something else keeps him busy.

HYDERABAD: One is on a mission to win, the other to trace his roots.
As the Pakistani cricket captain prepares to win the one-day series against India, away from the media glare, his father Intezam-ul-Haq is on a trip to Hansi town in Haryana: Searching for his roots. "My forefathers hailed from that place," Inzamam-ul-Haq told The Times of India here on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, he may be relishing the attention of the crowds.In Hyderabad, however, Inzamam is relishing biryani. "The biryani we had at Shoaib Malik''s in-laws'' house was delicious. I have fallen for it," he said. According to him, if the team finds time, it will try to visit...
...the Golconda fort and Charminar on Thursday before leaving for Cochin.

Intezam-ul-Haq''s task may not be easy. Even Inzamam''s realises his mission to beat India will not be easy. "It is a do-or-die battle everytime we play India. India plays positive cricket. But we play with vengeance. We cannot dream of victory without being vengeful," said Inzamam-ul-Haq, who spent a few hours working at former Indian cricket captain Mohd. Azharuddin''s gym ''est'' at Banjara Hills.
There is another reason why Inzy''s boys are desperate to beat India: It will be their gift to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
Friend Azharuddin won''t advice him on how to win a match but will certainly tell him how Inzy should be as a captain.
"Inzamam is docile. He has to display a more aggressive spirit," Azharuddin said.
"But did you see how we won the third Test match? We play to win," pat came the reply from Inzamam, who described the Indian crowd''s response to the Pakistani team as "zabardast." "It is only on the cricket field that India and Pakistan are at war. I have been greeted with warmth wherever I have travelled in India," Inzamam said.

About the Author

Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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