Indian cricket is in right hands today but very less do people know about the struggles of some of the players before they made it into the side. We have seen many players who have made it big in the national team but little do we know about their struggles behind the scenes. So in today’s article lets discuss five such names in Indian cricket who came from rags to riches based on sheer talent and hardwork.
The first name in the list is of ace Indian all rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In his young years, there was a time when the Indian all-rounder had a tough phase to deal with during his childhood. Jadeja’s father was a security guard while his mother was a nurse, and they lived in government quarters and they found it tough even to manage two meals a day. Despite of such financial issues Jadeja focussed on his cricket, made his way into the U-19 Indian team under the leadership of Virat and won the tournament. He remains one of the best all rounders of modern day cricket and rocks it in every aspect of the game.
The second name in the list is of young batsman Prithvi Shaw. Shaw remains one of the most anticipated youngsters of Indian cricket and is currently one of the most criticised players too owing to his recent form but little do we know about his humble beginnings. Shaw is very young but he has overcome many difficult situations in this amateur career of his. The Mumbai-based player lost his mother at the age of 4 and traveled 70 km everyday with his father just to practice. His father sacrificed everything just to push his son to the top and Prithvi went on to lead the U-19 Indian side to a World Cup win. He remains one of the most exciting talents of Indian cricket in modern times.
The third names in the list is of the Pandya brothers. Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya have a very bright future in the national side. While Hardik has already cemented his place in the Indian team, his brother Krunal is slowly becoming one of the top all-rounders of the nation. But little do people know that they come from a very poor background. At a very young age their father had to shift their entered business from Gujrat to Mumbai to give their kids a better chance at excelling in Cricket. The brother’s faced a lot of criticism on their skin colour at a young age and they survived most of their childhood by eating maggi as it was the only thing available cheaply.
The fourth name in the list is of swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar himself, in an interview revealed that he did not have even the shoes that are required to play professional cricket during his aspirational age. Inspite of acute financial problems, he always had the support from his family, and now he has repaid the faith imposed on him. He is currently one of the best swing bowlers of modern day cricket and performs consistently in the top and death overs. He is one of the most underrated Indian bowlers and someone who has performed in situations where the odds were totally against him.
The fifth and the last name in the list is of Umesh Yadav. Umesh had a very troubled childhood as his family was extremely poor. Umesh Yadav’s father Tilak Yadav was a loader in mines in Nagpur. Nobody in Yadav’s family had even seen a college. His father an illiterate, one of his brothers didn’t study after class 12 and the other brother didn’t even pass class 10 as they had no money to complete their education. Inspite of this, he kept toiling hard and managed to find a place in the Indian team in all the three formats. Currently he does not play the shorter format’s for India but is one of the best test bowlers India has and is a crucial member of India’s pace battery.
