13 Cricketing stories of rags to riches in Indian cricket
If we take a look at the Indian cricketing circle, we will encounter numerous inspirational stories of players who have traversed their way from rags to riches.
13. Nathu Singh
21-year old Nathu Singh was signed by the Mumbai Indians for a sum of Rs. 3.2 crores in the 9th edition of the IPL. Singh’s roots were submerged in poverty as he spent his childhood as the child of a factory worker in Rajasthan. When asked about those years, he said, “I mostly used to train alone by myself. I still remember the first time ever I asked my dad for money was to play cricket, to invest in a bat and ball. And I want to repay that money to my dad. I also took up odd jobs to buy cricket kits.”
His dreams came true when he performed stupendously well with the pink ball in a Duleep Trophy game and became the only Indian bowler to claim 5 wickets. From here on, he caught the attention of the IPL team owners and was bought into the Mumbai side in and subsequently, the Gujarat Lions side in IPL 10. It is
It is from this struggle that Singh draws constant inspiration and in his own word, he describes it as, “I have all the images in my heart. Of poverty, of my struggling parents, of where I came from. Whenever I feel depressed, or even when I go out to play, I recall those images, and no matter where I go in life, those images will forever remain imprinted in me.”
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