Cricketer profile: All-rounder Chetan Kansara
With cricket booming across the UAE, Sport360° decided to sit down each week with one local cricketer to discover why they love the sport so much.
This week we speak to all-rounder Chetan Kansara, who represents Al Faraa.
Age: 35
Born: Gujarat
Position: All-rounder
Best cricket match watched: South Africa beating Australia in Johannesburg in 2006. Ricky Ponting and Herschelle Gibbs played a fine innings with both teams scoring more than 400.
First cricket match you saw: At the age of nine. Australia vs India
Favourite format of the game to watch: Test matches
Favourite player growing up: There are so many. I don’t have a particular one.
First piece of cricket equipment you bought/were given: Cricket ball
One stadium you would like to visit: Lord’s.
Best player at the moment: Virat Kohli.
Your favourite television sporting moment: India winning the 2011 World Cup after beating Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
Other sports you play: Just cricket. Ever since I was small I only loved one sport and that is cricket.
Favourite meal: Anything
Favourite place to visit in UAE: Fujairah, because it’s nice and cool.
Best thing about playing cricket in UAE: There are a lot of domestic teams and the country’s cricket bodies are doing a lot to ensure enough competitions are there