<b>Newsmaker:</b> Kedar Jadhav, the cricketer who is committed to his craft

Jadhav is a captivating specimen. He spent over a decade toiling in domestic cricket

Kedar Jadhav adores Salman Khan. In film-obsessed Pune, the diminutive 31-year-old makes sure to catch the first show of every Khan movie. In December 2015, Jadhav celebrated his maiden one-day international hundred, against Zimbabwe, with the belt-buckle swagger that Khan spawned with his 2010 blockbuster, Dabangg. There is little wonder then that his “commitment” — borrowed from another of Khan’s famous dictums, this time from Wanted  (2009) — to India’s victory against England this past Sunday was unflaggingly absolute. 

Between battling cramps and childishly apologising to his captain for being unable to keep up with his paranormal powers of fitness,