11 Indian Cricket Stars and Men behind their success

In the 21st century India, it goes without saying that Cricket is the one and only sport that dominates all other sports in the country in terms of popularity, recognition and technological innovation. In this country with millions of passionate fans not all however can become a real cricketer, some has to resort to virtual cricket games like fantasy cricket, in order to live their dreams. Since, in order to play fantasy cricket one needs to built their own team using their knowledge regarding cricket, so they can actually feel like a real team manager owning a team. Therefore, in a country having so much passion about the mentioned sport, the stakes are too high for the professional cricketers who need to be good at their job since millions of eyes would be glued to them. Even a slightest mistake would be heavily criticised. Accordingly, a professional cricketer is not built in a day. It takes years and many sacrifices of not only the individual playing but also of his family. Father’s are pillars in anyone’s life and here is the list of those eleven truly spectacular gentlemen along with their, whose hard works and effort  paved the way for their son’s success as mighty sportsmen.  

Pan Singh Dhoni 

None other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s father, the senior Dhoni used to work as the junior manager in MECON (Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants Limited). His sacrifices  and struggles were thoroughly sketched in MS Dhoni’s Biopic where Mr Pan Singh’s character was played by  Actor Anupam Kher.  

Prem Kohli 

Virat Kohli’s father Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer by profession but was very interested in cricket so he was the one who inspired Virat to take cricket seriously. In many interviews Virat has stated how his father used drive him all the way to his practice session. Unfortunately, Prem Kohli passed away in 2006 due to brain stroke, just when Virat was playing an important ‘Ranji Trophy super league’ match against Karnataka. Virat went back to playing after cremating his father and scored 90 runs.  

Trilok Chand Raina 

Suresh Raina's father is a retired military officer who hails from Rainawari in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 

Ravichandran 

If there is anyone who inspired R. Ashwin to become  a cricketer is none other than his father. Ashvin’s father used to play cricket at the club level as a fast bowler. Undoubtedly, R.Ashvin followed his father’s footsteps.  

Gurunath Sharma 

Rohit Sharma is a decent boy belonging to a humble background. His father worked as a caretaker of a transport firm storehouse. Due to the low income of his father Rohit was raised by his grandparents and uncles in Borivali.  

Ramesh Tendulkar 

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar’s story is also oddly similar to Virat Kohli as his career is also marked by the tragedy of his father passing away in the middle of the tournament. Sachin's father was a well-known Marathi novelist, who died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. However, the master blaster whose heart is as strong as his bat, soon returned to the World Cup after attending the final rituals of his father, he scored a century in the very next match and dedicated this century to his father. 

Yograj Singh 

Another cricket star grew out of a cricket-based family. Yuvraj Singh's father is a former Indian cricketer. In his career, he played one Test and six ODIs for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His career ended due to injury, after which he entered movies.

Deepak Gambhir 

Gautam or as known by his fans, Gauti is known for his calm yet tough persona. An aggressive batsman on field and an efficient International cricketer, he is the son of a textile industrialist. 

Anirudh Singh Jadeja 

Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. His father Anirudh Singh Jadeja was a watchman for a private security agency. Jadeja’s father wanted him to become an army officer but his interest was in cricket.  

Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha 

Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha is the father of Indian Team’s specialist spin bowler Harbhajan Singh. A Businessman in occupation he owned a ball bearing and valve factory. It was Bhajji’s father's dream to see him become a cricketer. 

K.N. Lokesh 

Father of India’s right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper K.L Rahul, Mr K.N.Lokesh by profession is a professor and acting director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in Surathkal.