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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

'Used to bring tea for coaches, roll the pitch': Shikhar Dhawan

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan recently shared personal experiences from his early cricket journey. During his interaction with children from underprivileged backgrounds, Dhawan opened up about his initial hardships in the sport.

"I started playing at a young age for a club, practiced for a year, and got to play a tournament after a year. For a year I used to perform various chores, like rolling the pitch, bringing tea for the coaches, and enduring long hours under the sun, all in the hopes of getting just 10 minutes to bat at the end of the day," Dhawan said in a video.

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