Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Sundar Pichai on Thursday revealed that as a child he wanted to be a cricketer and that he was a huge fan of the game but fate had other plans.
“I did dream of being a cricketer like so many Indians,” the Google CEO revealed while addressing students at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University on Thursday.
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He also revealed that he revered legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.
“I used to be a huge fan of (Sunil) Gavaskar when he was playing and later, Sachin (Tendulkar) when he played. I always had a dream," he said.
The 43-year old IIT-Kharagpur alumni admitted that he enjoys watching test and one-day cricket matches. However, he said he did not favour the faster format of T20 matches.
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The Google CEO also took time off to play cricket at the India Gate on Thursday.
