BBCNEWS The Great Indian Cricket Dream June 4, 2024 15:42:00
Background, he was very strict in terms of timing. he was very punctual — and he still is — so he insisted that i tag along with my brother to his academy in the mornings. so i would just carry my homework, open my eyes in the ground and do my math homework and my brother used to play cricket. that is how i was introduced to the sport. and my first impression of that sport was it was only meant for boys because academy was full of boys. i didn't happen to see not even a single girl. my brother's coach, jyoti prasad, he used to watch me every day. he said, "like, you know, i used to watch y...