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    Underwater video album for Indian Cricket team ahead of ICC World Cup
    Malaysia Sun
    Sunday 4th March, 2007  
    (ANI)


    By Sarada Lahangir

    Cuttack (Orissa), March 4 : While Indian Cricketers have reached thearibbean land to take on other cricket playing nations contesting for the ICC World Cup 2007, an expatriate Indian is shooting an underwater video in an River Mahanadi to cheer the national team.

    The 38-year-old Sabir Bux is a big cricket fan and intends to wish good luck to the national cricket team.

    He says the soaring expectations from the Indian team has inspired him toake such a distinctive attempt to extended best wishes to Indianricketers.

    The song is a third attempt by Jeddah-based Bux, who was encouraged byndian media to come up with something special for the World Cup.

    "I am shooting a song under water for the impending World Cup. We want India to win the Cup this time and some of us youngsters are shooting this song especially for the World Cup," said Bux.

    Sabir has already produced two underwater videos in the Red Sea, and written a book on underwater life.

    The crew, which comprises Sabir's brothers and few friends, spends six toeven hours a day to the video shoot.

    "It is our wish to support the players who have gone for the World Cup and we will do our level best to help them," said Sikander Bux, Sabir's brother.

    Last Tuesday, at a glitzy ceremony, the Indian film industry's celebrities wished Indian cricket team good luck for the 2007 World Cup in Mumbai.

    Sixteen national teams will vie for cricket's biggest extravaganza, beingeld through March-April in nine Caribbean nations. The winner will berowned after the final in Barbados on April 28.

    Indian cricket team reached finals in the last cricket world cup in Southfrica.


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