Former national volleyball player SA Madhu owes his career to the cricket great.
The Kerala Blasters head coach sounded furious after his side lost 1-3 in the ISL at a packed JNI Stadium in Kochi.
Blasters talisman Noah Sadaoui missed the matchday squad with an injury.
Kerala Blasters host league leaders Bengaluru FC in Kochi on Friday.
Sanju Samson smashed his maiden T20I century against Bangladesh to power India to their highest total of 297/6 in the format.
The chances of Kerala Blasters' success in the ISL depends a great deal on Vibin Mohanan's enviable playmaking ability.
For the sixth season, the Blasters had the luxury of starting a campaign with consecutive home matches.
Super sub Kwame Peprah scored in the 88th minute as the Blasters beat East Bengal 2-1.
Kerala Blasters will take on East Bengal in their second home match of the season in Kochi on Sunday.
Kerala Blasters lost 2-1 to Punjab FC with Filip Mrzljak scoring the winner in 90+5 minutes.
Kerala has many sporting icons, P T Usha, I M Vijayan and Jimmy George to name a few, but Sreejesh towers over them.
New coach and younger doubles partner add wings to her dreams.