The Hindu : Missing their hero's farewell party

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Wednesday, Jan 07, 2004

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Missing their hero's farewell party

Barrackpore (WEST BENGAL) Jan. 6. While their hearts went out to `Steve Da', their burning desire to see him in live action in his farewell Test match remained unfulfilled.

For the tiny inmates of `Udayan', the home for children of leprosy patients here, the lack of a cable television connection has never been more painful.

As Steve Waugh soldiered on to play yet another characteristic gritty knock to save an Aussie debacle in Sydney, his ardent admirers in Udayan had to remain content with knowing the latest from Doordarshan News.

``They were all very sad as they could not watch the match. We tried to keep them engaged in school. But, however much we tried, it was never business as usual for them today,'' said the founder of Udayan, Reverend James Stevens.

The Aussie cricketer, lovingly called `Steve Da' by the kids, endeared himself to the children through his several visits to Udayan over the years. — PTI

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