June 2009
Wake up at 5.45am. No alarm required. Wide awake so decide to go to the gym to burn off some nervous energy.
Sachin has arrived in the UK. He doesn’t play international Twenty20, but he’s in London because he owns a house here and him and his family like to come to England for a break from the intense spotlight he’s under in India. Naturally, he gets recognised by the many cricket fans in the London, but he can get around town, go and see a movie and have a family day-out without getting mobbed.
The day before our day with Sachin. Everyone on the Opus team is running round like maniacs to make sure all bases are covered. But there’s just one thing out of our control which could completely scupper our plans - the London traffic.
Last night with perfect(ly awful) timing, Tube drivers on the London Underground began a 48-hour strike. Consequently, today, it’s absolute gridlock on the roads around central London. If it’s the same tomorrow, Sachin could be spending a lot of time in a traffic jam and our tight schedule of interviews and photo shoots could be out the window.
