Ancestral home awaits Bopara

PHAGWARA: The ancestral home of Ravi Bopara, a member of Kings XI Punjab, is eagerly awaiting his visit. The cricketer had last visited the house on Banga Road, near Vishavkarma Mandir, in 1995.
His grandfather Gurdev Boparai has already reached here from the UK to watch Bopara play, while his brother Sarabjit Singh and nephew Kamaljeet Boparai, who live in Phagwara, are more keen to have the cricketer home. The family had changed its surname to Bopara in England but back in Punjab, it continues to be called the Boparai family.
"We had celebrated when Ravi first became a member of the England team some years ago," says Kamaljeet. Even neighbours are keen on meeting the youngster. The family has built a new room for Bopara at its farmhouse.
"He is a great fan of Sachin," reveals Kamaljeet, pointing at a frame of Bopara with the master blaster. "I had suggested to Ravi that he should visit us before the matches, but he couldn't make it. He has visited this house only twice since his birth," adds Gurdev, who had migrated in 1960s and was joined by Bopara's father Charanjit soon after.