Saira Banu recalls Dilip Kumar's athletic side; says he wanted to become 'country's best sportsperson'

Veteran actor Saira Banu, who made her Instagram debut on July 7, shared how her husband, thespian Dilip Kumar wanted to become the country's best sportsperson but instead became an actor.

Sharing an old photo of Dilip Kumar playing cricket, Saira shared how the late actor used to go to the grounds behind the Metro Cinema to play cricket and football with passion.

She went on to share how Dilip Kumar sweetly narrated the story of himself buying his first-ever bat and sports shoes.

She added his athletic side was so strong in school and college that he emerged a winner and victorious in every 200 meters race.

She wrote, 'I always love to see this photograph as I know of his yearning as a youngster to become the country's best sportsman! However, The Almighty and Fate had fashioned a very different destiny for Mohammed Yousuf Khan… at that time, every evening after college he always went to the grounds behind the Metro Cinema to play cricket and football with passion. With other like minded sports enthusiasts... Sahibji sweetly narrated to me how with great excitement he purchased his first cricket bat and sports shoes from a shop near Metro Cinema...! The athletic side of Dilip Sahib was so strong while in school and college that he emerged a winner and victorious also in every 200 meters race.'

Saira Banu also recalled how Dilip Kumar trained her in bowling to play for his and Raj Kapoor's team at a benefit match. She said she eventually bowled 8 players out.

Saira wrote, 'A funny incident I recollect was when we were just married.…Once all the film stars got together to play a benefit cricket match.... Sahib ji trained me for a week long in our garden for bowling… we were to play in Dilip Kumar Sahib's Team and Raj Kapoor Saab's team.…With my bowling… can you believe I bowled the captain out first ball…to which Raj ji could not stop laughing "Arrey, yeh ladki toh serious ho gayi hai"...eventually I bowled out 8 of them.'

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