In 2020, a young boy made an unusual request, a premium English willow cricket bat. At the time, the Covid-19 lockdown had brought his family’s civil construction business in Chambal to a halt, making it a difficult financial period. Despite the strain, his father chose to take a loan and purchased the bat for ₹65,000, a decision that felt like a risky gamble back then.
That bat, part of the “KL Rahul” series, has since turned symbolic, not in monetary repayment, but through the boy’s performances, determination, and rise in cricket.
