By Khurram Habib
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (Ians) From a boy who once sat at a west Delhi intersection with tears in his eyes after failing to get admitted to a recognised school 17 years ago to becoming the second India pace bowler to play 100 Tests, it has been quite a journey for Ishant Sharma.
Back then, a lanky, ungainly Ishant had just one cricket jersey which had faded to pale yellow. His primary concern then was to gain admission in a recognised school from the unrecognised neighbourhood one he was studying in.
His ticket to a recognised school was going to be a neighbour, Manvinder Singh 'Banka', a former India under-19 and Railways cricketer.
Banka, who had played just eight first-class games, was a sort of a star in that area for having played cricket at a decent level.
Ishant would frequent Banka's home and request him to pull strings and get...
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (Ians) From a boy who once sat at a west Delhi intersection with tears in his eyes after failing to get admitted to a recognised school 17 years ago to becoming the second India pace bowler to play 100 Tests, it has been quite a journey for Ishant Sharma.
Back then, a lanky, ungainly Ishant had just one cricket jersey which had faded to pale yellow. His primary concern then was to gain admission in a recognised school from the unrecognised neighbourhood one he was studying in.
His ticket to a recognised school was going to be a neighbour, Manvinder Singh 'Banka', a former India under-19 and Railways cricketer.
Banka, who had played just eight first-class games, was a sort of a star in that area for having played cricket at a decent level.
Ishant would frequent Banka's home and request him to pull strings and get...
- 2/23/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
InterviewShraddha Srinath speaks to Tnm about ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’, quitting law to take up acting, and her big Bollywood debut with ‘Milan Talkies’.Sowmya RajendranA few days ago, Shraddha Srinath had shared a Facebook post from 2015, written on the day she quit law to make her career in acting. Four years down the line, it would seem that Shraddha couldn’t have made a better decision. The actor has a slew of releases lined up in films across industries, including the highly anticipated Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of the Hindi film Pink. Tnm caught Shraddha after a busy day of shooting for a chat in which she spoke about making her Bollywood debut with Milan Talkies, her thoughts about Nerkonda Paarvai and its powerful message, as well as her upcoming Telugu film Jersey with Nani. Your first Hindi and Telugu films, the Tamil remake of Pink – looks like you have a busy year ahead!
- 3/6/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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