Kolkata, Dec 23 (PTI) Brothers sacrificing their careers for their younger siblings is not new in Indian cricket.
On Friday, the latest IPL millionaire Vivrant Sharma credited brother Vikrant for the biggest achievement of his career — a Rs 2.6 crore pay cheque to don the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) jersey in the 2023 edition of the league.
Two years after he started following into the footsteps of his elder brother, Jammu & Kashmir’s left-handed batter Vivrant lost his father Sushant to kidney failure.
The Sharmas were suddenly left with no one to take care of the chemical business. And 26-year-old Vikrant, a university-level pace bowler hoping to make it to the Ranji side, found himself shelving his cricketing plans to take care of the family business.
But Vikrant promised Vivrant all possible help to further his cricketing ambitions.
Such was Vikrant’s influence that Vivrant, initially a right-hander, changed his stance and technique and became a “leftie”.
“My cricket would have come to a halt but Vikrant ensured that it continued non-stop as he took over the family business and started living his dreams through me,” an emotional Vivrant told
Source: PTI News
