Andrew Symonds turns 45: Throwback to the Australian's famous stint at Bigg Boss in 2011

Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds celebrated his 45th birthday on Tuesday. all-rounder's ability to both score runs and take wickets consistently me him a huge asset in great Australian side of 2000s. Mumbai Indians star was also part of two World Cup-winning campaigns and also played an important role in guiding w-defunct Deccan Chargers to ir IPL title win in 2009. 

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Andrew Symonds birthday: Throwback to former IPL star's stint in Salman Khan's show

Post-retirement, Andrew Symonds has portrayed himself as media-friendly and has actively indulged in reality shows and commentary. former Mumbai Indians star famously took part in Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss 5 which was n hosted by Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. show initially h 13 female contestants and Shakti Kapoor as only male inmate.

However, Amar Uphyay, Siddharth Bhardwaj and Akashdeep Saigal entered as wild card contestants on Salman Khan show, while former IPL star Andrew Symonds and Swami Agnivesh me guest appearances. Andrew Symonds appeared as a guest in Bigg Boss house and was accompanied by Pooja Misrra as a translator. former IPL winner was part of Bigg Boss set up for 11 days and gave fans some entertaining moments despite t understanding Hindi. In one such episode, Andrew Symonds enacted Sanjay Dutt's famous role of Munna Bhai, where he tries dabbling his hands with Hindi.  

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Andrew Symonds birthday: Former Mumbai Indians star on his stay in Bigg Boss house

In a chat with a leing news ncy back in 2011 after exiting Salman Khan's show Bigg Boss, Andrew Symonds h a satisfying stay in house and learnt how to make rotis and Indian curries. former IPL winner said that he me a couple of new friends and h a fascinating experience living with Indian people and learning how sensitive and passionate y are. Andrew Symonds ded that he learned importance of his family, friends and simple things in life that people generally take for granted.

When asked why Andrew Symonds chose to participate in Salman Khan's show, former Mumbai Indians star revealed that he h a connect with India and it was a more obvious place for him to do something like this. Andrew Symonds ded that while langu was a problem for him, but body langu helped him to understand contestants better.

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