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Bharathi Raghunath Bangalore, Jan 16 (PTI) Charming cueist Pankaj Advani reckons cue sport desperately needs an image makeover and it''s time to bid goodbye to the traditional bow tie dress code. "Cue sports need to attract more eye-balls," the ace cueist told PTI. The first logical step should be a change in the dress code -- from very formal to more dapper, casual and funky, says Advani, only the second cueist, after Malta''s Paul Mifsud, to have won both the billiards and snooker world titles. "While the waistcoat can remain, the bow tie definitely needs to be given a go-by. The waistcoat can be funky and we can have printed shirts which are colourful and vibrant," prescribed the 24-year go-getter who is most comfortable in his jeans and T-shirt. Cue sport also needs better marketing and visibility and like most other disciplines, all national sports federations need to take a leaf out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India''s book on how to promote a game. Advani said since he got "hooked on" to the sport when he was just six, things have changed over the last three to five years in the way people perceive a sportsperson. Achievements of champion sportspersons are finally being noticed now, he pointed out. .
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