When Indian colts needed to defend a paltry score of 106 against Bangladesh to win the Asia Cup, they needed a real life hero - in stepped 18 year-old?Atharva Ankolekar.
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The left-arm orthodox spinner showed maturity way above his age, as he spun a web to put a brilliant show with a five-wicket haul to win the game for his side. A story that will have his mother brimming with pride, and father smiling up above from the skies.
He is only 18, but Atharva has had a difficult path to where he is today. Raised by a single mother, who works as a conductor with?Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) in Mumbai, he is on course to write his own fairytale.?
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Atharva, who is pursuing commerce at a city college, has had to deal with major setback early on in his life. He lost his father when he was 10, the man who encouraged?and motivated him to play cricket.?
His mother, who was given her husband¡¯s job later and is the sole breadwinner of the family, then took the baton to keep pushing and helping Atharva realise his father's dream.?
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He would have done his father proud with his scintillating performances throughout the Asia Cup. He picked up 12 scalps at an economy of 3.03, that also included a match winning five-wicket haul in the final. It also resulted in him being awarded man of the match.?
He is only 18, and writing a beautiful chapter of his own, and sparking it with brilliant performances. It is tale that is on a deserving path to achieving big things.?
A truly remarkable and inspiring story.??