5 Inspirational life stories of IPL cricketers

2. Pandya Brothers

By having the collective goal of playing the sport at the highest level, the Pandya brothers before donning the Indian jersey had gone through a vast sea of setbacks. The Pandya family initially used to live in Surat, but with their father’s business getting a latch, the brothers then received an additional responsibility of managing the finances. To support their family, both the brothers had to wholeheartedly play some extensive local tournaments to fetch some extra cash for sustaining.

The economic turbulence also had its effects on the ground while playing as Hardik Pandya in an interview had once said about surviving the day on a packet of Maggi Noodles just to save some extra cash. Also, while initially representing their domestic team Baroda, the duo barely had some exquisite cricket gears as both the brothers were left to play with one bat.

However, with perseverance, the junior Pandya first bagged his breakthrough when the MI franchise signed him for the 2015 IPL season for Rs. 15 Lakh. The following year then made the senior Pandya’s entry as Krunal was fetched by MI for INR 2 Crores in the 2016 auction. At present, the Pandya brothers’ collective worth is about Rs. 22 Crores, but their sibling story of rags to riches is a perfect inspiration in today’s times.