145;Be your natural self146;

Irfan, as reported in this paper, had sought 8212; through an intermediary 8212; some time with Imran. whom he8217;d idolised since childhood. The 15-minute meeting took place at dinner today, a dream come true for the Baroda boy.

Later, Irfan told this reporter that Imran didn8217;t touch on any technical aspect but spoke generally. 8216;8216;He asked me to do a lot of sprints and gym training 8212; 8216;8216;crunches zyaada karna hai8217;8217; 8212; as he felt it would help my bowling.8217;8217;

8216;8216;It8217;s always good to spend some time with someone who has achieved a lot. And he has done that a number of times over a long period. I am just nobody in front of him.8217;8217;

Probably the nicest thing Irfan heard during the meeting, though, was Imran saying the left-armer reminded him of the young Wasim Akram 8212; because Akram is Irfan8217;s biggest hero. 8216;8216;He is a left-armer so I always look upto him. I haven8217;t, though, spoken to him so far on this tour.8217;8217;