Story of Ashok Sharma, IPL’s 154 kph pacer: A farmer, two cricketer sons, cash crunch, one drops out, other makes cricket ball fly
Indian Express·2h ago·Hope
What Happened
Ashok Sharma, a pacer from Rampura village near Jaipur, bowls at 154.2 kph for Gujarat Titans in IPL. His father Nathulal farmed and delivered newspapers earning Rs 10,000 monthly. Unable to afford both sons' cricket training, Ashok's older brother Akshay sacrificed his cricket career. Ashok trained at Aravali Cricket Academy under coach Vivek Yadav, who died during the pandemic. Ashok now earns enough for his father to stop working night shifts.
Key Entities
Ashok SharmaAkshay SharmaNathulal SharmaGujarat TitansRajasthan RoyalsAravali Cricket AcademyVivek YadavAshish NehraRampuraJaipur