Rajan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Perseverance has indeed paid off for Kamran Khan Maseeh Rahman TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT: It has all fallen in place for the talented Kamran Khan, who has endured many a hardship while honing his cricketing skills. Not many in cricket-crazy India had heard of Kamran Khan when Shane Warne tossed the ball to the 18-year-old fast bowler during the final moments of an Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders last week. The KKR team needed six runs and Sourav Ganguly was at the crease. Warne was clearly taking a huge gamble by entrusting a rookie seamer with the ball. But in just two overs, Kamran, whose family is so poor that he slept on railway platforms when he travelled as he could not afford even cheap hotels, not only ensured victory for the Rajasthan Royals but also became India’s latest cricketing hero.A dropout from a village school, the keen-faced left-arm quickie barely comprehends English. He admits that Warne “speaks English so fast†that he has difficulty figuring out his captain’s instructions. When Warne gave him a pep talk after handing him the ball in the match against the Knight Riders, one of the words Kamran could decipher was ‘pressure’. Warne was telling him to relax and bowl normally. Kamran said later: “I have seen several major setbacks in my life. I am used to pressure.†Difficult life Kamran’s father was a taxi driver in Nadwa Sarai village in the backward Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. But a lung ailment kept him mostly at home, and Kamran’s mother took to rolling beedis to supplement the family’s meagre income. His father died five years ago, followed three years later by his mother.“We didn’t have the money for proper medical treatment for our parents,†said Kamran’s older brother Shamshad. “Father would get angry and beat Kamran if he skipped school to play cricket. He wanted Kamran to join the army so he could earn something.†But Kamran was so obsessed with cricket that he even chiselled his first bat himself. “Much later, when the villagers got together and bought him a proper bat, he was very happy,†his brother said. Kamran’s first break came when a cricket coach from a neighbouring village took him to Mumbai two years ago. In the big city Kamran began playing with a proper cricket ball for the first time, and not with the cheap tennis balls used in the village. “He struggled really hard,†said the coach, Naushad Khan, who took him into his house. “He is strong and very determined. Back home, he would play in district cricket tournaments eating just tea and biscuits, since he didn’t have money to buy food.†But as with the hero of the film Slumdog Millionaire, there was to be a fairytale twist to Kamran’s life. Rajasthan Royals’ director of coaching, Darren Berry, spotted the teenager at a T20 tournament in Mumbai two months ago, and signed him up for £16,000. Though not tall or very well-built, Kamran bowls at more than 140kph. And he can swing the bat. “We have one young player who’s going to be very interesting,†the Royals’ captain predicted. “We’re tossing up now what his nickname is going to be, Wild Thing or Tornado - something like that.†But Kamran’s initial rueful response was that had the money come earlier, he could have paid for the treatment his mother needed. ================= Touching.. he deserves all the support, guidance and the good wishes besides the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 hope he recovers from his injury.i am pulling for this kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 jinx thread...poor guy got reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 jinx thread...poor guy got reported where did you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 cricinfo mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gaurav_indian Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 jinx thread...poor guy got reported who reported it? [inappropriate comments.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 :((- http://content.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/402462.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 who reported it?Shane watson isnt in their team.:giggle: :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr123 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 May KK get the success he deserves ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 He'll come out clean, never seen him jerking his arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 He'll come out clean' date=' never seen him jerking his arm[/quote'] not all but i think he does it on his effort balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 not all but i think he does it on his effort balls. Lets see if its only certain deliveries or his bowling action all together, keeping my fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gaurav_indian Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 If he chucks then malinga is the biggest chucker i have seen.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 If he chucks then malinga is the biggest chucker i have seen.:mad: for the last time- malinga is not a chucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr123 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 If he chucks then malinga is the biggest chucker i have seen.:mad: Exactly , he pushes his arm but have never seen him bent the arm like Lee, Actor or Tait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamu Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 BTW according to some newsreports -- Kamran Has been reported by the Umpires yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 wow..inspirational... you can see the hunger in his body language.. goo kid.. rock on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeru_rocks Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Get well soon kid.. He is so bloody accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 BTW according to some newsreports -- Kamran Has been reported by the Umpires yesterday yes he has been reported by the bloody umpire Saheba who gave all the wrong decisions for bowlers that day on the CSK vs RR day but he will be saved by Modi I think at least during IPL .. Modi has told that KK will continue to play as it is a domestic tournament until his action is proved illegal.. and Modi has only referred it to the IPL committee :winky: I dont think he chucks and even if he does a bit it is slight and can be recovered.. I still feel his action is a lot better than Malinga and if Malinga does not such KK does not chuck too anyways hope that the kid gets well soon and improves his action so that he is able to make to the Indian team. BTW did anybody notice that Dhoni was speaking to Kamran after the CSK match .. maybe he was saying him to do better so that he can make it to the Indian team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gaurav_indian Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 yes he has been reported by the bloody umpire Saheba who gave all the wrong decisions for bowlers that day on the CSK vs RR day but he will be saved by Modi I think at least during IPL .. Modi has told that KK will continue to play as it is a domestic tournament until his action is proved illegal.. and Modi has only referred it to the IPL committee :winky: I dont think he chucks and even if he does a bit it is slight and can be recovered.. I still feel his action is a lot better than Malinga and if Malinga does not such KK does not chuck too anyways hope that the kid gets well soon and improves his action so that he is able to make to the Indian team. BTW did anybody notice that Dhoni was speaking to Kamran after the CSK match .. maybe he was saying him to do better so that he can make it to the Indian team :mad: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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