In the Indian Premier League auction, teams spent around Rs 167 crores to sign players. After 15 years since its inception, IPL has become the most expensive league in the world. IPL is at the forefront in terms of money spent and the organization of matches. Playing in the IPL is the biggest dream of Indian cricketers. Avinash Singh, son of an autorickshaw driver in Jammu and Kashmir, is happy to have fulfilled that dream.
It has been only 10 months since Jammu and Kashmir bowler Avinash Singh entered professional cricket. Avinash never wanted to become a professional cricketer. Right from his youth, Avinash dreamed of becoming an Indian Army officer. But Avinash failed the Army Physical Test in December last year.
Avinash turned to cricket. Avinash’s father, an auto-rickshaw driver, was not happy with his son’s cricket performance. The father wanted to send his son to Canada for a better future even if he had to borrow money from his relatives.
Due to the poor financial situation at home, Avinash often got in the way of his cricket training. It was then that former J&K cricketer Mayank Goswami shed new light on Avinash’s life. Mayank asks Avinash’s father to give him a year. Avinash continued training.
Again, fate hunted. When Avinash’s name did not appear in the list of uncapped players for the IPL auction, his father asked him to quit cricket and focus on moving to Canada.
Huw Edmeads suggests Avinash’s name in the auction when he thinks his cricket dream, like his army dream, is gone. Then the story took a turn, with Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders gunning for the star. Royal Challengers Bangalore confirmed the bid for Rs 60 lakh and included the pacer in the team.
IPL has changed many lives and given opportunities to many youngsters. Avinash’s story is a proof that anything is possible if you fight tirelessly at the difficult junctures of life. Let Avinash achieve his dreams on the cricket stage where the world is watching.
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