Michael Vaughan with Lalit Modi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan was left visibly stunned during a candid interaction with former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as talk of Ferrari became the highlight of their conversation on The Overlap Cricket.The exchange unfolded during a tour of Modi’s English residence, where the discussion turned to his prized Ferrari collection. Modi recalled his fascination with the luxury car brand and revealed how it all started. “When I was a kid growing up, my father never bought me a Ferrari. He said, ‘No, you know, it’s too fast. You’re going to kill yourself.’ I always wanted a Ferrari,” he said.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Modi explained that he ended up getting his first Ferrari as a 40th birthday present from his brother-in-law. But what followed left Vaughan utterly shocked. “So I got one for my 40th birthday. But what I’ve done is I’ve given it to my son every birthday since he turned 21,” he added.Revealing the extent of the collection, Modi said: “So we have one of the biggest Ferrari collections. Now there are 32. He has 11.”A stunned Vaughan could only reply: “So he’s a pretty lucky guy.” Modi quipped, “Lucky guy just because I couldn’t get him.”Still processing the revelation, Vaughan joked: “How about something like me, you know, a washed-up old cricketer? Some Ferrari?” Smiling, Modi replied, “Well, we’ll see.”Apart from the lavish speech, Modi also shared his views on emerging talent, singling out young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a future star. He recalled watching the teenager’s at-bat in disbelief and said he even checked to see if the player’s age was real.
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While Vaughan raised concerns about the handling of fame and money, Modi conceded that the league had created opportunities as well as surpluses. However, he claimed that it has also unearthed rare talents, adding that there are many more such players waiting in the wings.
