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f you are a sports fan and it is a Sunday, you definitely would not want to miss the San Marino Grand Prix.
And if you have the opportunity of watching it with Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie, how much better can it get?
Dizzy, as Gillespie is fondly called, was invited by Foster's to catch the excitement of the race at The Grand hotel's Foster's Trackside.
Gillespie, who was accompanied by Foster's grid girls, said, "I am pleased to see so many people supporting the fashion week and the F1 race".
He was eager to know how Narain would fare in the Grand Prix, which was held in Imola, Itay.
"If he finishes amongst the top 10, it should be quite satisfying," was the answer from the crowd. Kartikeyan finished at No 14.
About fashion: Dizzy's not really interested in fashion and says he is a simple guy.
About cricket: Dizzy feels the presence of Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi has made it tough for the bowlers in one day cricket.
How was he nicknamed Dizzy: I was playing for a second level South Australian team and one of my teammates called me Dizzy Gillespie. The name stuck.
Who was Dizzy Gillespie? John Birks `Dizzy' Gillespie, one of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of 20th century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in jazz, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He earned the nickname 'Dizzy' for his comical stage antics.
Photograph: Imran Shaikh
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