Those who have been fortunate to watch the best days of Kenyan cricket wouldn't quickly forget the names of Steve Tikolo, Maurice Odumbe or Thomas Odoyo for their lion-hearted performances against the best of teams.
The unassuming left-arm spinner Aasif Karim held his own among this pack in the 34 ODIs that he represented the country while taking 27 wickets at an economy rate of less than 4.50 runs per over.
No doubt his moment under the floodlights came when he took 3/7 in just 8.2 overs against the mighty Aussies in a losing cause during the 2003 World Cup.
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Now, a few months short of his 50th birthday, Karim, who is a Gujarati by birth, is in the capital with a documentary film on his life titled 'The Karims: A Sporting Dynasty'.
The two-hour long docu-feature, which was screened at the Tiger Paw Sports Film Festival at the Alliance Francaise, tried to capture the sporting journey of an Indian family settled in Kenya.
The Karims can boast of being the only sports family of Indian origin in the African country which has always been revered for producing brilliant middle-distance runners.
Karim's father Yusuf Karim was a tennis player who represented Kenya in the African Games. Even Karim was an accomplished tennis player who represented the country in the 1988 Davis Cup (Africa Zone) match against Egypt.
"Initially, I was planning to release my autobiography which is nearing completion but when Amit (Director Amit Tyagi) came up with the idea, I thought let's go ahead. It's a story about desire to succeed and the determination one needs to have despite all other shortcomings. It can act as an inspiration for the Indian diaspora leaving in Kenya. It can inspire them," Karim told PTI today.
