28 January,2011 08:26 AM IST | | Harit N Joshi
Lack of support is something Vinod Kambli has always rued in his life, more so in his cricketing career. There was no dearth of support for the former India left-hander yesterday however, during the launch of the book Vinod Kambli: The lost hero by Kunal Purandhare at the Cricket Club India yesterday.
"I wish Andrea (his wife) had come into my life a little earlier. Things would have been different. I always wished I had got this kind of support and guidance during my crucial playing years. I was completely on my own. Nobody could understand me like her," Kambli told MiD DAY soon after the book launch.
The 38-year-old nonetheless wants to make it count even now. He doesn't rule out a possibility of playing for Mumbai, for whom he has served for 18 years, again. "I've started playing cricket on Andrea's insistence. She wants to see me bat again. I was trying to make a comeback last year, but unfortunately I got injured. I will try again this year," he added.
The two Mumbai and India stalwarts present at the launch ufffd Ajit Wadekar and Dilip Vengsarkar ufffd also stressed upon the lack of guidance in Kambli's downfall. "He was a misunderstood cricketer," Vengsarkar said, while speaking about the southpaw's flamboyant personality.u00a0
Kambli remains Indian cricket's mystery character. Maybe, this book ufffd the first on him ufffd will help unravel the
mystery behind the stylish batsman.
