Dwayne Bravo puts on his dancing shoes

Ever since West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo was spotted with Bollywood actress Shriya Saran, there have been rumours that the two are dating each other. When we asked him if two are an item, he dropped the tried and tested clichéd line. “Shriya and I are good friends. There is nothing more to it (laughs). Yeah, she is a beautiful girl.”

The cricketer is overwhelmed with the attention he has been receiving in India. He says, “Nobody cares where I go in my country. They might just call out my name and say ‘Hey Bravo’ and walk away. The only time I am in the news is when I am playing cricket or working on my music. No one would be waiting outside a restaurant or a nightclub in order to get a photo of me. But, it’s different here in India.”

The cricketer’s weakness for dance and music is well known and  his participation in dance reality show Jhalak Diklaa Jaa, therefore,  has hardly come as a surprise. His towel dance has made him a hot-favourite on the platform already; it has made him a contender. Point it to Dwayne and the cricketer blushes. “For the first time, when I saw the towel dance on TV, which Salman performed I actually enjoyed and laughed! My choreographer makes me comfortable with the steps. I like some of the dance moves from Indian dances. It’s a different challenge to remember the dance steps, sync with your partner, to be judged on the dance floor.”