There are many facets to former India batsman, coach and chief selector Sandeep Patil which is why comparing him to an onion is almost inevitable. 

And on Wednesday, at the launch of his book Beyond Boundaries with mid-day Group Sports Editor Clayton Murzello at the Cricket Club of India, Patil’s contemporaries and friends peeled off many of his layers, just like that of an onion, to reveal his fondness for numerous things beyond cricket.