CRICKETER MATTHEW HAYDEN AT JAIPUR TAKING COOKING LESSONS

While most players spend their time either in the stadium, lazing around the pool or resting in their hotel rooms whenever they are in the city for the matches, Matthew Hayden preferred to cook!
Yes, apart from going about Jaipur, and enjoying its sights and smells, the one thing that this cricketer enjoyed was pottering about in the hotel's kitchen.
"He used to proudly put on his chef's cap and rush to the kitchen to learn some new recipes from Chef Akshraj Jodha. He is a great foodie and a great cook himself. He told us he loves to try out local recipes wherever he goes and therefore when he was here, he wanted to learn Gatte Ka Saag, Lal Maas and Ker Saangri. He took a lot of interest in knowing the differences in Indian spices and the Rajasthani way of cooking. He cooked Lamb Biryani too and served it to his teammates during dinner," says Jodha.

ME WITH MATTHEW

 CHECKING SOME RICE

SOME CONVERSATION

MAKING DOUGH FOR GATTA

LET HIM WORK

PUT IT THERE

IN THE OFFICE

SOME TEA

CHECKING OUT TANDOOR

BACK IN AUSTRALIA HE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN COUPLE OF BOOKS