Kumar Kartikeya, Mumbai Indians: This player of Mumbai Indians came into the limelight for the first time when the Rohit Sharma-led team replaced Arshad Khan in their team. Actually, this player remained unsold in IPL auction 2022, no team showed confidence, but when Arshad Khan of Mumbai Indians was injured, the team joined him as a replacement. However, the name of this player is Kumar Kartikeya… Kumar Kartikeya’s journey is no less than a Bollywood story. This player saw many ups and downs in his journey, but did not lose courage.
‘Will not return home until I play in IPL’
Kumar Kartikeya’s passion for cricket was so much that he even left his home. At that time the age was just 15 years… Also, he decided that he would not return to his home until he played in the IPL. During this, he did not meet his parents for almost 10 years. The financial condition of this player was such that he had to work as a laborer in Ghaziabad. He used to go to work about 80 kilometers away from his cricket academy. He used to work in the factory at night while giving time to cricket during the day.
Kumar Kartikeya met his parents after almost 10 years
However, before this, Kumar Karthikeya was continuously leaving his mark at the school level, but was not getting any chance to play further. The player of the tournament was also selected in Delhi’s Om Nath Sood competition, but despite his excellent performance, he could not make it to the top-200 by DDCA. However, now this player is a part of Mumbai Indians, the most successful team of IPL. Last season Kumar Kartikeya made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians. He met his parents after almost 10 years after his IPL debut. At the same time, now this player is ready to leave his mark in IPL 2023.
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