IPL: 5 inspiring stories of players 

#4 Nathu Singh

Nathu Singh joined Gujarat Lions at the start of 2017 season

Like many other young boys who dream of playing cricket at the international level, Nathu Singh’s cricketing dream started with tennis ball cricket in the backyard. The son of a factory worker, Nathu would prove to be too good a bowler for his opponents in the gully cricket. It was his friends here that saw the initial spark in him.

After years of toil, Nathu Singh announced himself in the cricketing world when he picked up 7 wickets for 87 runs playing for Rajasthan in his Ranji Trophy debut. This helped him make a name for himself enough to be a talking point at the IPL auctions.

Eventually, the speedster who was trained under Glenn McGrath at MRF Pace Academy in Chennai was picked by the Mumbai Indians for Rs. 3.2 crores in 2016.