5 sacrifices endured by Prithvi Shaw and his father that helped him earn his India cap

#3 Selling off Pankaj's shop & surviving on meagre savings

Prithvi's father had set up a garment business which was slowly starting to do well with clients in Surat and Baroda. However, in order to make Prithvi realise his dream of playing cricket, Pankaj sold of his shop and shut his business, in order to coach Prithvi and be there with him full time.

In a way, Pankaj dedicated his entire life to Prithvi, sacrificing his career and personal life, just so that his son could achieve his dream of playing for the nation. The father-son duo didn't have much financial aid, hence, they made peace with whatever came their way, with the only hope that cricket would one day make these sacrifices worth it.

They lived in a small chawl in the suburbs of Mumbai, and survived solely on the meagre savings Pankaj had when he sold his shop.