From sleeping in a tent to $737k contracts: The rags-to-riches stars set to light up the IPL

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From sleeping in a tent to $737k contracts: The rags-to-riches stars set to light up the IPL
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Cricket: A freak accident in the nets during cricket training has ruled Jason Behrendorff, Australia's reigning T20 player of the year, out of the IPL.

The franchises fork out seven-figure sums to secure the services of the world’s best talent, while one dazzling performance is enough for local stars to become household names.

“I used to sleep in a dairy and then stayed at my uncle’s place, but it wasn’t big enough and he asked me to find a different place,” Jaiswal told AFP in 2020.“I sold pani puri at night, to help earn some money for food.” That same season, Jaiswal notched the fastest fifty in IPL history, reaching the minor milestone in just 13 deliveries against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

“My mum once told me that your father isn’t supporting you, so why don’t you get a job,” Rinku recalled.

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