KOLKATA: Brothers sacrificing their careers for his or her youthful siblings just isn’t new in Indian cricket.
On Friday, the most recent IPL millionaire Vivrant Sharma credited brother Vikrant for the most important achievement of his profession — a Rs 2.6 crore pay cheque to don the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) jersey within the 2023 version of the league.
Two years after he began following into the footsteps of his elder brother, Jammu & Kashmir’s left-handed batter Vivrant misplaced his father Sushant to kidney failure.
The Sharmas have been instantly left with nobody to care for the chemical business. And 26-year-old Vikrant, a university-level tempo bowler hoping to make it to the Ranji facet, discovered himself shelving his cricketing plans to care for the household business.
But Vikrant promised Vivrant all doable assist to additional his cricketing ambitions.
Such was Vikrant’s affect that Vivrant, initially a right-hander, modified his stance and approach and have become a “leftie”.
“My cricket would have come to a halt but Vikrant ensured that it continued non-stop as he took over the family business and started living his dreams through me,” an emotional Vivrant instructed PTI moments after he was purchased by SRH after a bidding conflict with Kolkata Knight Riders.
“It’s all because of my brother’s sacrifice. I would not have been here otherwise. I was not good at studies, but Vikrant ensured I continued to focus on cricket and keep making progress,” stated Vivrant.
“I miss my father a lot. I’m sure he would be happy for me. I just spoke to my mother and brother in Trikuta Nagar (in Jammu) and they became emotional. I hope I am able to make full use of the opportunity,” stated Vivrant.
The 23-year-old additionally thanked his Jammu and Kashmir team-mates, Umran Malik and Abdul Samad, who supported him all by.
An all-rounder, Vivrant was a web bowler for SRH final yr and likewise appeared for trials at KKR, however did not impress both of the 2 sides final season.
Having entered the public sale pool at a base worth of Rs 20 lakh, Vivrant was nervous in his lodge room in Ahmedabad on Friday, a day after Jammu and Kashmir have been crushed by Gujarat inside three days in Ranji Trophy.
But because the bidding conflict between SRH and KKR intensified, there was quickly jubilation in his room.
“Never expected such an amount. I was expecting somebody would pick me as I had a very good white-ball season,” stated Vivrant, who made headlines within the Vijay Hazare Trophy along with his 124-ball 154 in opposition to Uttarakhand.
The knock had propelled Jammu and Kashmir to their maiden knockout berth within the historical past of the match.
He additionally scored a 62-ball 69 as J&Okay chased down 343 in opposition to defending Ranji champions Madhya Pradesh as he completed because the crew’s second-highest scorer within the 50-over match, with 395 runs at a mean of 56.42.
He scored two half centuries within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, aggregating 128 runs at a strike price of 145.45. The leg-spinner was additionally the crew’s high wicket-taker with six wickets at an economic system of 4.80.
A die-hard Yuvraj Singh fan, Vivrant stated, “I’ve been following him since childhood; he has an aura about him. I got a chance to meet him once when he was playing at Palam (in Delhi) and I clicked a photo with him.”
He additionally thanked former mentor and ex-India tempo bowler Irfan Pathan.
“Being a left-hander himself, Irfan too has influenced me a lot. He is a player’s coach and is still in touch with us. I’m sure he will be very happy today.”
Vivrant made his senior debut two seasons again after making the minimize by age-group tournaments and has not appeared again since. A clear striker of the ball, the J&Okay opener is now excited to work with legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, who’s the top coach of SRH.
“There are a lot of expectations (from me). I just want to stay grounded and keep learning,” he stated.
On Friday, the most recent IPL millionaire Vivrant Sharma credited brother Vikrant for the most important achievement of his profession — a Rs 2.6 crore pay cheque to don the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) jersey within the 2023 version of the league.
Two years after he began following into the footsteps of his elder brother, Jammu & Kashmir’s left-handed batter Vivrant misplaced his father Sushant to kidney failure.
The Sharmas have been instantly left with nobody to care for the chemical business. And 26-year-old Vikrant, a university-level tempo bowler hoping to make it to the Ranji facet, discovered himself shelving his cricketing plans to care for the household business.
But Vikrant promised Vivrant all doable assist to additional his cricketing ambitions.
Such was Vikrant’s affect that Vivrant, initially a right-hander, modified his stance and approach and have become a “leftie”.
“My cricket would have come to a halt but Vikrant ensured that it continued non-stop as he took over the family business and started living his dreams through me,” an emotional Vivrant instructed PTI moments after he was purchased by SRH after a bidding conflict with Kolkata Knight Riders.
“It’s all because of my brother’s sacrifice. I would not have been here otherwise. I was not good at studies, but Vikrant ensured I continued to focus on cricket and keep making progress,” stated Vivrant.
“I miss my father a lot. I’m sure he would be happy for me. I just spoke to my mother and brother in Trikuta Nagar (in Jammu) and they became emotional. I hope I am able to make full use of the opportunity,” stated Vivrant.
The 23-year-old additionally thanked his Jammu and Kashmir team-mates, Umran Malik and Abdul Samad, who supported him all by.
An all-rounder, Vivrant was a web bowler for SRH final yr and likewise appeared for trials at KKR, however did not impress both of the 2 sides final season.
Having entered the public sale pool at a base worth of Rs 20 lakh, Vivrant was nervous in his lodge room in Ahmedabad on Friday, a day after Jammu and Kashmir have been crushed by Gujarat inside three days in Ranji Trophy.
But because the bidding conflict between SRH and KKR intensified, there was quickly jubilation in his room.
“Never expected such an amount. I was expecting somebody would pick me as I had a very good white-ball season,” stated Vivrant, who made headlines within the Vijay Hazare Trophy along with his 124-ball 154 in opposition to Uttarakhand.
The knock had propelled Jammu and Kashmir to their maiden knockout berth within the historical past of the match.
He additionally scored a 62-ball 69 as J&Okay chased down 343 in opposition to defending Ranji champions Madhya Pradesh as he completed because the crew’s second-highest scorer within the 50-over match, with 395 runs at a mean of 56.42.
He scored two half centuries within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, aggregating 128 runs at a strike price of 145.45. The leg-spinner was additionally the crew’s high wicket-taker with six wickets at an economic system of 4.80.
A die-hard Yuvraj Singh fan, Vivrant stated, “I’ve been following him since childhood; he has an aura about him. I got a chance to meet him once when he was playing at Palam (in Delhi) and I clicked a photo with him.”
He additionally thanked former mentor and ex-India tempo bowler Irfan Pathan.
“Being a left-hander himself, Irfan too has influenced me a lot. He is a player’s coach and is still in touch with us. I’m sure he will be very happy today.”
Vivrant made his senior debut two seasons again after making the minimize by age-group tournaments and has not appeared again since. A clear striker of the ball, the J&Okay opener is now excited to work with legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, who’s the top coach of SRH.
“There are a lot of expectations (from me). I just want to stay grounded and keep learning,” he stated.