PATNA: Sanjeev Suryavanshi was lounging at home in Samastipur on Monday, oblivious of the fact in far away Jeddah, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals were throwing big money during the IPL auction in pursuit of his 13-year-old son Vaibhav's cricketing abilities.
A farmer with a small piece of land in Tajpur village, Sanjeev got to know of Vaibhav's record-setting Rs 1.10 cr deal with the Royals only when his son called him up from Dubai, where he is a part of the India squad for the Asia Cup U19 Championship, in which the Indians will take on Pakistan in their opening clash on Saturday.