From shoe shop to cricket field, 4 matches changed this player's life

IPL Mega Auction has been organized in Bangalore. In this mega auction, a player has become a millionaire overnight. But the Lucknow franchise surprised everyone by paying a player 13 times the base price. This player has won the hearts of everyone with his bat in domestic cricket. While the father of this player used to run a footwear shop.

Lucknow made this player a millionaire

Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani has been roped in by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore and Rs 60 lakh. The base price of Abhinav Sadarangani was Rs 20 lakh. Abhinav has caught the attention of all the teams with his batting in domestic cricket. Seeing his strong batting, the opposition teams have pressed their fingers under their teeth. That's why there is a big bid on him in the IPL Mega Auction.

Showed strength in domestic cricket

Abhinav Manohar is 27 years old. He hails from Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his cricket debut in the domestic tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He is known for his explosive batting. Also, he is an expert player in bowling. Abhinav is a leg break spinner who knows how to bowl googly. He is known for scoring fast runs in the lower middle order on the lines of Hardik Pandya. Abhinav presented the sight of a dangerous game in four matches, leaving all the teams competing to buy him. He scored 162 runs in four matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at an impressive average of 54 and a strikerate of 150. During this he also scored a half-century. In his short T20 career of four innings, he has hit 11 fours and as many sixes. He also took two catches.

Father's footwear shop

Abhinav Manohar Sadrangani comes from a very middle class family. Abhinav's childhood coach Irfan Sait told The Indian Express that the all-rounder's father and his friend Manohar Sadarangani earlier ran a footwear shop in Bangalore, which used to feed the family. Abhinav is interested in cricket since childhood. Overcoming many difficulties, he learned the story of cricket.