Exactly seven years ago, on January 30 2018, Shubman Gill was hitting an unbeaten century for India Under-19 in a massive victory against Pakistan Under-19 in the semifinals of the World Cup. An India vs Pakistan match attracts viewers from all over, but there was something different about one man who tuned in from the West Indies. He had no subcontinental allegiances, he was just a cricket nerd. With one difference: this cricket nerd had already made his first-class debut for Guyana, and January 30, 2018 was the eve of his List A debut. And yet, Sherfane Rutherford was watching Gill bat. It’s what he does.
Rutherford is the cricket nuffie in all of us who dreamed of playing the sport he loved for a living – except, he made that dream come true.
