Varun Badola turns cricket coach

He’s passionate about cricket, perhaps even more than acting. Varun Badola will now get to enact his passion though not completely. The actor is all set to play a role of a cricket coach in SAB TV’s Jersey No.10. Speaking on his character, Varun says, “I play Abhay Singh Rana. He has been appointed as the head coach of the Victoria cricket academy. He was a former Indian player who went into oblivion once his career ended.” But coaching doesn’t allow him to play on the screen. “Well, the playing takes place between the shots,” says Varun before signing off. To know more on his character, we called up Jersey’s Senior Creative Director Sharad Raj who said, “Abhay Singh Rana is an unconventional coach” Is he as unconventional as Greg Chappell? Sharad replies, “Initially, no but later on he does employ few unconventional tricks ala Chappell. On his first day at work, he simply tells the boys to do whatever they want. A week later, he points the strengths and weaknesses of every individual. From there on, he adopts unconventional methods like Greg. For instance, he makes the boys play soccer with their hands tied behind their back.” Greg Chappell’s tenure as Indian coach wasn’t a pleasant one. Let’s hope that Varun enjoys a smooth ride in Jersey No.10 .