Wasim Jaffer reveals an interesting tale of Sreesanth. Jaffer narrated a story of S Sreesanth eating a two-day-old banana for good luck before a Test match in 2006 in Jamaica.
Superstitions play an important role in the match-day routines of the best sportsmen. In the commentary box, JioCinema specialists Zaheer Khan and Wasim Jaffer discussed how serious certain cricketers take superstitions before every match. S Sreesanth ate a two-day-old banana for good luck before a Test match in Jamaica in 2006, according to Jaffer. “Mane kaka (Masseur Ramesh Mane) was with the team at the time.
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He used to hold prayer rituals.” Sreesanth was a superstitious person.
I’ve never seen a fast bowler so religious. Mane kaka performed a rite in which he placed incense sticks in a banana to make it stand upright. Someone mocked Sreesanth, saying, “If you eat the banana, you will take five wickets in the match.” “The banana had been there for two days, and he ate it for the wickets,” Jaffer explained.
Khan did not rely on superstitions during his career, but he did have several components of his routine that he desired to maintain the same throughout his career. “When I was getting ready to bowl and wearing spikes, I had a routine that I still do now with my regular shoes.” It’s become a habit to put on the left shoe and tie the laces first, then the right… Cricket has its own set of superstitions. ‘I saw this movie yesterday, therefore I’ll watch it before every match,’ is essentially a means of making you think about a wonderful time. Some people carry a red handkerchief in their pocket.”
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