Read this passage and answer the questions. Yet, the whole incident is ironic. I must thank Mr Tarapore for making me twice as determined to be a fast bowler. I have never forgotten that taunting tone of his, ‘There are no fast bowlers in India. Ha!’ The problem of choosing the right diet was to come up again soon in my life. And how differently my family handled it! My first coach, Mr Desh Prem Azad , had come home once and informed my parents that I had the potential to be a pace bowler and that more care should be paid towards my diet. He recommended that I should drink a lot of milk and eat a lot of butter and other dairy products in order to gain physical strength. My father went out the next day and bought a buffalo! This was encouragement of the highest order. That buffalo was tied in the courtyard of our timber shop and there was not a day in my early life when an extra glass of milk was not available when I needed it. Such a gesture, coming from a man who knew nothing of sports, was indeed touching. The more I think of my father these days the more I admire him and respect him for what he did for me and how readily he did it. For a reasonably wealthy man, one buffalo might not have meant much but to take the trouble to go and buy one and ‘park‘ it needed nobility of character and I am proud to say my father had that quality. My brothers encouraged me a great deal too. They knew what cricket was. Romesh had studied only up to Matriculation before joining the family business. He had played some sports in his life but his heroes had been wrestlers. I don‘t mean it as a disrespect for him but I mention it only to bring out what Chandigarh was like in those days. It was still only a little more than a village. It was Bhushan who represented the University in football and cricket and, in fact, led the cricket team too. He believed in giving the ball a whack or two and in our area he was a hero- the batsman who loved to hit the ball. And I can tell you he was fairly consistent too. He had much to do towards shaping my attitudes towards cricket and particularly towards batting. Bhushan too went into the family business after getting a degree in law. What I appreciated most in my brothers was the selfless way in which they encouraged me to pursue my goals in cricket. They always said to me -‘You go ahead and play as long as you want to and we will look after the family business.’ That was really nice of them. And we have always been a close - knit family. After all, to both of them I was not Kapil Dev, the cricket super star but just Kapil, their kid brother. 1. To whom is the author grateful and why? 2. What is ironic about the whole incident? 3. What influence did Kapil Dev‘s coach have on his diet? 4. What was the ‘encouragement of the highest order‘? 5. What does the author acknowledge about his father‘s character? 6. Why does the author say that ‘I don‘t mean it as a disrespect‘ while mentioning that Romesh idolized wrestling? 7. What sporting talent did Bhushan have to his credit? 8. What does the author appreciate about his brothers? Please answer as many as you can
Answers
The author is grateful to Mr. Tarapore for making him twice as determined to be a fast bowler.
The whole incident is ironic.
Kapil Dev's couch recommended that he should drink a lot of milk and eat a lot of butter and other dairy products in order to gain physical strength.
Kapil Dev's father went out the next day and bought a buffalo! This was encouragement of the highest order.
The more Kapil Dev think of his father these days the more he admire him and respect him for what he did for him and how readily he did it. For a reasonably wealthy man, one buffalo might not have meant much but to take the trouble to go and buy one and ‘park‘ it needed nobility of character and he is proud to say his father had that quality.
The author mention it only to bring out what Chandigarh was like in those days.
Bhushan had the sporting talents of football and cricket.
The thing the poet appreciated most in his brothers was the selfless way in which they encouraged him to pursue his goals in cricket.