Many years ago Naeem Ahmed once drove Brendon McCullum and his family to the airport when he was working for a five star hotel in Bangalore.
The next time they met the former Kiwi cricketer asked him to come and join his team’s huddle on the Gaddafi Stadium outfield where his son would become the youngest ever men’s Test cricketer for England.
It was a beautiful moment as former England skipper Nasser Hussain did the honours in the team huddle and presented his son Rehan with cap No. 710, and the first of many in a hopefully lengthy career.