Lagaan cricketer Aamir Khan can play tennis too and good one at that. Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker can shake a hip and match the steps of any Bollywood hero. And together they sent packing a boisterous Kapil Dev and the legendary Vijay Amritraj in a charity tennis match - 'Siyaram's Tennis World' - held at the DLTA courts.
The proceeds from the event will go in the form of scholarships to 15 under-privileged children with sporting talent. The crowd could not have asked for more as Aamir took a break from firing winners and did a dance step from a popular number of the blockbuster Lagaan. Becker, who was his devastating normal self-punching aces at his opponents, took the lead and regaled the fans by imitating the reel hero. But coming down to business, the duo were ruthless, especially Aamir who surprised the crowd with his breathtaking groundstrokes.
However, Amritraj and Kapil - masters in their own right - also would not give it up easily as a keen contest, interspersed with wavings, shrieking and all the trappings that go with celebrity matches, saw Aamir and Becker defeat the Kapil/Amritraj pair 7-5.