CHANDIGARH: Former state-level boxer Sunil Kumar had always dreamt of representing India. But lack of family's support towards his passion led him to shelve his gloves at the age of 19. Two decades later, his son and Under-19 cricket World Cup winner Nishant Sindhu has fulfilled his father's dreams in a sport that his father wasn't very fond of.
Nishant, 17, amassed 140 runs and picked six wickets in the U-19 World Cup in the West Indies. His unbeaten half century in the final against the English colts has not only earned him accolades from across the nation, but could also be rewarded alongside his U-19 teammate Dinesh Bana with a place in the Haryana squad for the Ranji Trophy, the country's premier senior domestic competition.
