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His ticket to a recognised school was going to be a neighbour, Manvinder Singh Banka , a former India under-19 and Railways cricketer.
Banka, who had played just eight first-class games, was a sort of a star in that area for having played cricket at a decent level.
Ishant would frequent Banka s home and request him to pull strings and get him admitted to a recognised school. One morning, he turned up at home at around 9 while I was brushing teeth. I got a bit irritated. He was a simpleton, didn t even know how to wear proper clothes or do his hair. He was wearing that faded jersey again. My cricketer wife Reshma Gandhi (who played for India and scored a century on debut) had this brand new white jersey with Cricinfo on it. I asked him to wear it. He looked much, much better, recalls Banka who immediately took him to Salwan Public School where former Delhi Ranji Trophy player Bantoo Singh was the chief coach.
Self-learning takes Ishant to great heights after snub at school
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Khurram Habib ( IANS) |
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Tue, Feb 23 2021 14:36 IST |
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Self-learning takes Ishant to great heights after snub at school (Profile). Image Source: IANS News
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 : From a boy who once sat at a west Delhi intersection with tears in his eyes after failing to get admitted to a recognised school 17 years ago to becoming the second India pace bowler to play 100 Tests, it has been quite a journey for Ishant Sharma.
Back then, a lanky, ungainly Ishant had just one cricket jersey which had faded to pale yellow. His primary concern then was to gain admission in a recognised school from the unrecognised neighbourhood one he was studying in.