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The fast track from Khaparkheda

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146247.jpg The house where the Yadavs lived before they moved to Khaparkheda Abhishek Purohit / Ž© ESPNcricinfo Ltd
A friend persuaded Umesh Yadav, 20, with no college degree or job then, to try leather-ball cricket. Yadav had nothing to lose. A year later he was playing in the Ranji Trophy. Less than three months after that, he had dismissed Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in the Duleep Trophy. At 22 he was playing for India. At 23 he had been bought for $750,000 in the 2011 IPL auction. At 24, after a promising tour of Australia, he was being hailed as India's answer to the fast bowlers who had terrorised the country's batsmen for decades. It is a fairytale, not quite in the league of Iqbal, but unlike the movie, it is real, and worth a trip to Nagpur in the May heat....
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567657.html
saneindian Enthusiast

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What an amazing read. A truly inspirational story. Hope Umesh stays grounded and remains focused to have a long successful international career.

He does not get what the fuss is all about. "People think now that one's level has changed, one has to maintain it. I can't do all that. Even now, if I want to go for a movie, I just go. The other day, some people asked how I had come just like that, without any security. I told them this is my hometown, what harm can come to me here? In fact, the entire country is mine. What security do I need here? "I have handled the changes very well. They can get to your head. But I know that the thing which has given me so much, it is very important for me to be loyal to it. If I don't respect it, cricket is something which can kick you anytime. My only thought is that the passion will always remain and I will always remain loyal to the game. And I will look to keep myself as down to earth and as simple as possible." "Not having money is a problem, having money is also a problem. When you don't have it, it's [a question of] how to meet expenses, and if you have it, it's where to spend all the money. In my view, a person should only have as much money as he requires.
Sachinism Newbie

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Vinay Kumar may not be India's future bowling aspect but it would be arrogant to say he's not down to earth.
Exactly. Too much hating going on, his being attacked because someone made the mistake of valuing him too highly
rkt.india Grand Master

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Vinay Kumar may not be India's future bowling aspect but it would be arrogant to say he's not down to earth.
Vinay is a decent bowler for ODIs apart from slog overs he can do well. At least, he has a good attitude and can put extra efforts when ever required not like Munni badnam who gives an impression he has no business to be on the field.
Dravid_TheWall Newbie

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^ But Munaf bowled well in ODI's in run up to world cup for over 2 years. Think he averaged 23. Results matter most. Vinay is crap. But Munaf needs to work on fielding if he is to play ODI's as we have younger options to try out. But Vinay is not the answer. Should not play any format for India. In IPL this year his economy was almost 8.5. So imagine in T20 wc with good batsmen?

saneindian Enthusiast

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The players being ridiculed on the thread, Vinay and Munaf themselves have come through the system fighting a lot of odds. Munaf, the son of a small time cotton farmer, earning 2500 rs a month from a remote village in Bharuch. Vinay, the son of a autorickshaw driver from Davangere. The heights these players have reached, coming from such humble backgrounds is truly commendable.

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