Raghavendra from Kumta in Uttara Kannada district is called the backbone of the Indian cricket team

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I was looking for who was this person I saw on the field when India won the World Cup.

This man, who looked like a normal person with a saffron face, is an extraordinary talent of our Kannada country.

 

The boy who left home with 21 rupees today became one of India's World Cup winners..!

 

The boy dreamed of becoming a cricketer. Hand broken, cricket dream dashed. He who set out to find what he lost there, stands today as one of India's T20 World Cup champions.

 

About 24 years ago.. the boy left home with only 21 rupees to play cricket...

 

 That journey has come to play a decisive role in India's World Cup victory, so what else is it but a miracle..!

 

Virat Kohli said a word during the 2017 Champions Trophy tournament. "The role of that person is very big in my success today. But sometimes their hard work is not visible to the eyes of the world.

 

Yes.. that person is like that. He is the backbone of the Indian cricket team. Thus, he always stands behind the backs of the players without being seen by the world. He is Team India's throwdown specialist Raghavendra Dwigi.

 

There is a reason why Raghavendra from Kumta in Uttara Kannada district is called the backbone of the Indian cricket team. If there is anyone who has shed blood for the Indian team in the last 13 years, it is Raghavendra@raghu.

 

Raghu, who joined the Indian team as a throwdown specialist in 2011, must have bowled at least 10 lakh balls during the Indian team's practice in the last decade. It is not enough courage to face those balls that come in with the force of Raghavendra's bat. Lightning fastballs that hit 150 kph. There is no other throwdown specialist in the world who bowls as fast as Raghu when he has the device called side arm.

 

People say 'Wow, he is so special' when they see Rohit Sharma hitting high balls for sixes.

 

People say 'ughey, ughhey' to the terrible bouncers, to the fastballs that Virat Kohli hits.

 

No doubt, that is the power and strength of players like Virat and Rohit. Our Kannadiga Raghavendra is the one who perfected that power.

 

 Virat Kohli himself once said, "For those of us who are accustomed to facing balls bowled by Raghu at 150 kph in the nets, the worst pacers in the match look like medium pacers."

 

Those who think everything in life is over should listen to the inspiring story of Raghavendra.

 

Raghavendra is crazy about cricket. Dad is allergic to cricket. Seeing his cricket craze, the father asks his son one day. "Study is important to you, life is important or cricket is important" That's it.. a bag in hand, 21 rupees in the pocket.. Raghavendra left home and left.

 

He who left Kumta came directly to Hubli. He left home without thinking ahead.. He had only ₹21 in his hand. He sleeps at the Hubli bus stand for a week. When he was chased away by the police, he joined a nearby temple. Stay in the temple for 10 days. When faced with the situation of having to walk out from there, Raghavendra, seeing no other option, joins a nearby graveyard.

 

A dilapidated building in a graveyard becomes a house. He covers the mat brought from the cricket ground. Raghavendra sleeps in the graveyard like this for four and a half years. In the meantime, his dream of playing cricket is on the rocks because his right arm is broken. The one who thinks that he has left home and there is no going back turns his attention to cricket coaching.

 

A friend who was initially playing cricketers in Hubli and helping them with their practice showed him the way to Bangalore. Karnataka Institute of Cricket gave shelter to Raghavendra who came to Bangalore. Raghavendra's job was to play balls and practice on the bowling machine for the cricketers from Karnataka who were coming there for practice.