Mumbai: You will find huge grounds in Mumbai. Where thousands of people practice cricket. Till date, great cricketers have emerged from these grounds. Cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and Surya Kumar Yadav also used to practice in these grounds. Players who practice here later play for India. Along with this, every year many players are also seen playing in the IPL. One such player is who has come to Mumbai from his village and is working hard day and night to fulfill his dream of becoming a cricketer.
The name of this player is Pankaj Vasudev. Talking to Local 18, Pankaj Vasudev told that he has been playing cricket for the last 6 years. He has played many big tournaments. He is a bowler and till now he has practiced with many great players like Surya Kumar Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Pankaj says that only by practicing on the cross ground, players like Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan and Surya Kumar Yadav have been able to become a part of the Indian team today. Pankaj practices for a total of 4-6 hours a day, apart from this, in the remaining time he also works as an assistant director in the Bollywood industry to make his living.
Opportunity to play in IPL
Pankaj Vasudev further said that playing in IPL is every cricketer's dream because this is the way that makes someone a part of the Indian team. However, there is another way to play in IPL which very few people know about. This is for bowlers. If a bowler does net bowling for big players, then due to his good performance he gets a chance to play in that player's team next year. So with this hope, Pankaj is also working hard day and night that maybe one ball of his will change his fate.
first published : September 26, 2024, 11:12 IST
