One catches with the man of the moment just outside the airport and he gives a long list of appointments for the coming days. Ask him how it feels to return to his home town as a world champion and he opts to take a trip down the memory lane. “I still remember the last Australia game here, Sachin paaji got 5/32. I was sitting in the gallery with a couple of my friends and enjoying the match. This time, I am one among the players,” he says.
Watching the interest for the game here, it seems Sree will soon have the company of statemates on the field and also on such low-cost early morning flights.