IPL taught me to win and lose’

2008 has been a year of huge changes in your career?
Oh yes, lots of changes. My career shifted gears. I was suddenly doing the kind

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of work that I had never done before. I also won my first international award.

2008 also changed you into an entrepreneur.
Yeah, and while learning to deal with huge crowds and huger egos, I hurt my eye and arm. 2009's IPL is going to get bigger and better, in spite of the recession.

What has the IPL experience taught you?
IPL taught me to win and lose with a smile. It has taught me to play the game by the rules and play from the heart.

What are you looking forward to ?
Right now I'm excited about my New Year holiday. I also want to be physically super-fit next year.

And marriage?
Let's not even go there. I'll get married when I want to have babies. Look at the marriages today, yaar! But Ness is very well brought-up. There's a nutty side to him, just like me.