Tuesday 31 March 2020 08:41, UK
Does the true soul of cricket abide in Mumbai? Nasser Hussain set out to answer that question a few years ago.
In our three-part series, the ex-England captain headed to Mumbai, visiting the Maidans and some of the city's notable cricketing figures, including Ravi Shastri, who insisted the game is in the "blood" of all Mumbai people.
With almost a third of India's international runs having been scored by batsmen from Mumbai, Nasser finds out what sets players from that part of the county apart from their peers in episode two of our series.
Sunil Gavaskar explains how the "minimum" requirement for Mumbai batsmen is a century, with current India Ravi Shastri saying that tricky conditions on the Maidans breed tight and compact players.
Nasser learns more about Vijay Merchant, who set the model for Mumbai batsmen, and tries to work out why Vinod Kambli played only 17 Tests.
Plus, Sachin Tendulkar discusses the traits drilled into him by his coach Ramakant Achrekar, a man he always called Sir, while Nasser opens up a great debate - Tendulkar or Gavaskar?
Gavaskar says Tendulakar's "extraordinary" ability to hit the good ball for runs means he may shade that argument...
