Sources have added that in 2016, Kulwant Khejroliya was busy serving prawn, fish and chicken grubs to people at a restaurant in Goa. And exactly a year later, he found himself wearing the Mumbai Indians’ jersey and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma. This is nothing but a quirk of fate mixed with hard work.
It was stated that Mumbai Indians squad comprises some of the biggest names from the cricketing world. Rohit Sharma-led MI side has won the Indian Premier League on two occasions and is one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. MI has all covered when it comes to cricket world’s A-listers. When such big names thrown into the mix, often the focus shifts away from the lesser known players. Kulwant Khejroliya is one such example.
Meanwhile the 25 year old, hails from
Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, initially went to look for a living in Goa but he
somewhere aspired to be a cricketer. Before taking to cricket, he was working
as a restaurant waiter in Goa. He moved to Delhi to take up the sport
professionally after a friend spotted the spark in him. Kulwant Khejroliya
didn’t inform his parents, who thought he had moved to Ahmedabad to join
friends transport business.
Sources have stated that Khejroliya’s journey proves this IPL is also a treasure box of fairytales. Nathu Singh, the son of a laborer from Rajasthan made it to the Gujarat Lions team with a 3.2 crore contract. Then T Natarajan, son of a porter from Hyderabad, was picked up by Kings XI Punjab for three crores in a bidding war.
