‘I couldn’t take my eyes off Rohit Sharma’:


When Kumar Kartikeya Singh left home in Uttar Pradesh nine years ago, he had decided to return only after achieving something. On April 30, Kartikeya lived a dream many Indian youngsters aspire: to play in the IPL. Having originally joined the franchise as a net bowler, Kartikeya graduated into the main squad and helped Mumbai to victory on debut, against Rajasthan Royals, with 1 for 19 in his four overs.

Kartikeya is still pinching himself at the pace at which his life has turned a corner in a matter of months. But he will never forget that day when he joined the Mumbai camp as a net bowler a few years ago and stood next to legends of Indian and world cricket. “When I reached, I couldn’t take my eyes off Rohit Sharma, whom I had only watched on TV till then. I saw him and Sachin [Tendulkar] face-to-face,” Kartikeya told Mumbai’s social channel.