Rinku Singh Podcast : Asia Cup, Struggles, Love, Virat Kohli & MSD | FO406 Raj Shamani

You gave him 5 sixes.

This is unheard of! This has never happened before. And KKR has won this match with 3 wickets.

What was going on in his mind?

I couldn't hit the ball on the bat. I was thinking, I have to abuse him today. When I hit the last six, everything was over. Tell me one thing that you are very confident about. I am confident in my batting When did you choose cricket for the first time? My dad didn't like cricket

He used to run and hit a lot He wanted me to work with him Like my dad used to work as a gas cylinder What do you think was the biggest sacrifice your family made for you? My mom helped me a lot It was in 2010

My mom had a shop and. It was in 2010. She gave me 1000 rupees from a shop. I went to Kanpur with my team. It was a very emotional moment for me. My mom took a loan from someone. She didn't know how to return it.

What is the biggest change in your life when you get money? Confidence.

What is the scene of God's plan? God's plan.

God's plan! God's plan, bro! God's plan, bro! God's plan, bro!

Baby!

This is God's plan for me. I got this God's plan. You know the dot? Those five sixes. The monkey bit you? What is this? The monkey bit me five times.

First, this one. It kept biting me. It took a lot of he was sitting outside. I said, I want a bat. He said, okay, sit. I started practicing on the net, and the bat broke. He asked, where's the bat?

My bat? It's in the spinner.

So I said, the spinner broke.

It's in the spinner.

You hit your hand on another place. That is your love life. Tell me where it started. Priya liked a couple of my photos. She has put a photo of me in Surudu. I felt like messaging her. So I gave the phone to Rana bhai.

Rana bhai started talking. That's how my love story started. Is it difficult to date when you both are a type of public figure? Does it matter in cricket? Your partner is watching you play. Ha ha ha. If you go to play Ashok now, which team are you most afraid of?

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If you are working hard with a pure heart and you are not thinking bad for anyone, then it is very helpful for you. If you are not thinking bad for anyone, then it is very good for you. If you are thinking that it is not good for him, it is my competition, then all these things are bad. That thing affects your game. God sees somewhere that he is not thinking for another person, So how can he get this? So my advice is to think good for others.

And focus on your game and trust God. When did you start this? When did you start saying God's plan for the first time? God's plan, I remember that brother Nitish Bhai had sung for me for the first time. We had gone to party. So we became DJs there.

Brother had sung a song. It is a song of God's plan. So, everything started from there. I started listening to the song from there. Brother told me that this is the meaning of this song. Always trust God.

So, things started from there. When did God's plan become viral? It was last year. You may have seen the video. When Shah Rukh Sir came in front of me, I said, God's plan baby, like this, like this.

So it became viral more than that when we won the IPL final. So that thing became viral because I said it in front of Sir. Sir is a big personality, he knows the whole world. So that video came out, so that thing became viral, God's plan. And I got a tattoo made in his name. Everything is for me, God is everything.

So you close your eyes and trust God. Yes, I trust God. Whether it is good or bad, I trust God. What is the story of the tattoo? The story of the tattoo is that I believe in God so much, as you can see.

So, this is what my friend and I used to say. So, it was like when I trust God so much, then why not get a tattoo of God's plan. I got this God's plan and on top of it, the sun's rays are shining. And this dot, this one, the one that was life-changing,

those five sixes. So, where there are five sixes, there are dots. The area where the sixes, there are dots. Yes, the area where there were sixes, that is it. One was on the left side, two were in front and two were on the covers.

So, I have got those dots made. So, this is the story of this tattoo. Was it made at that time or later? It was made later. It's been a year now. It's been a year since it was made. So I thought of doing something like this. I mean, there were two changing moments in my life. One is this tattoo and the other one is this.

What is this? This was Rana Bhai's thought. When I was picked in KKR in 2018. So I was picked in that. So that time, it was 2.20 or 2.20. So that was the time when I was picked.

So my life changed from there. I mean, money, changed from there. Money was important at that time. They used to keep 80 lakhs as a treasure. I was picked for that. And this is a family. I got it made for family. It's written family. And this rose bloomed.

And this is for peace. We were talking about tattoos. You have monkey bites.

What is this?

Where did you get it? Monkey bit me five times. This one right here. Five times? Yes, five times. This one.

There are many stories about it. This one is not my bicep. It's completely cut. You can see it. It's come up. So, I'll tell you how I got bitten.

By a monkey?

I was a kid. I was 10 years old. He was mentally insane. He used to bite a lot of people. Once I played tennis with him at night. He bit my hand. He bit me like this.

There was a garden. We went to break it. We found out that the monkey came. We ran from there. We were about to enter the house. We found out that the monkey had come. We ran from there. We were about to enter the house.

As soon as the gate was about to close, the monkey entered the house. Everyone was looking for their place. I climbed on the dining table. I was the food for the monkey. He bit me with love. I remember he the food for the dining table. He cut it with love.

I remember that he cut the food for the dining table. He cut it and left. The most dangerous thing he cut was this thing. When it was raining, there was no place to wash up at home. We used to go to our fields.

It was raining. My brother and I were going there. It was raining and we were taking an umbrella. to He kept biting me. He took out a lot of my flesh. There were no people to save me. My brother was hitting the stone. He was not able to remove it. He bit me a lot. It started raining. I ran away. My blood was flowing like this.

My bones were falling inside. We went to the clinic. It was a small clinic. It was a small shop. My family was there. They took me there. I don't know what will happen. It was a small shop. My family was there with me.

I didn't know what would happen. I didn't know how to save myself. I was bleeding profusely. I could see my bones. My family was there with me. I called someone.

I contacted them. I told them that a monkey bit me. Then they came and treated me. I was fine when they came. The most dangerous thing was that he bit me. I had a Dexa scan done.

There was a difference of 1 kg in both my hands. Because a monkey bit you in one hand and took out all the flesh. I had a Dexa scan done at the NCM. I found out that there was a difference of 1 kg. Did it make a difference in your playing? Yes, I mean, when I go to the gym, I can't lift that much weight.

I lift with this. So, there is a lot of difference in both hands.

Shit!

And you mean, you took out proper mass was? The whole blood was flowing down in the rain. There was no one to save me. How did he leave you? He was my brother. He was hitting stones. He was a very different monkey. He never left anyone.

He killed 5 brothers. He lived in the same area. He used to kill women and girls. He was the only monkey? Yes, he was the only monkey. He had 4 big teeth. We couldn't even touch them. Once, there was a guy who lived on a footpath. He had a son who slept on the road.

He had ripped his entire cheek off. He was a very dangerous monkey. And there was a funny moment. We used to throw stones at him. He used to catch the stone and hit us. No one believed it. I told many people, Virat bhaiya, everyone.

They laughed and said they didn't believe it. I said, it's true. We are throwing stones at him. He is catching the stone and hitting us. He was a funny monkey. He was dangerous.

Really?

Yes.

Is this very normal in Saligard? There are monkeys everywhere, but that was a different monkey. It was the same monkey that bit everyone. It was the same? Yes, it was the same. So, are you scared of monkeys now?

No, I am very scared of monkeys now. But you can't bite them 4-5 times. I am very scared because when a monkey bit you 5-6 times, I was very scared. Shit! Who else scares you?

I am scared of ghosts.

Ghosts? Why?

I used to not sleep alone. I used to sleep with the lights on. Even today? Yes, even today. There should be some light in my room. I sleep like this.

I feel like I am in the room. I sleep like this.

I feel like there is a time between 3 to 4.

Okay.

So, when I feel scared, I have to sleep between 3 to 4. I mean, I have to take that time. In India, I am sleeping alone. Like I go out of India, I am on tour. So, I cannot sleep alone. I mean, I have seen movies and it happens that there are ghosts outside.

I don't catch anyone. I sleep with Kuldeep bhai.

I don't sleep alone.

But nothing happened to me that I saw a ghost. So that fear is inside me. There is also a little noise. If the AC is off, if the water has also fallen, then I can sleep. I have a very bad sleep. If I have any problem, I think who should I call. Everyone must be sleeping.

I wait for the sun to rise. I wait for 5 am. I sleep again. I put my blanket on top, turn on the light, and sleep again.

Did anyone say that ghosts come at 3 am? It's a story. It's a story from 2019. I was crying on my mother's side. So, Sachi Didi, Rana Bhai's wife, Rajul Rasal's wife,

and Chawla Bhai's wife were talking about ghosts. They scared me. They said, there's a ghost in this building. They made a plan to scare me. So, it was Sachi Didi, Russell's wife and Anu Bhabhi.

So, Rana Bhai said that I have a phone on my side, you take the phone from my room. So, I don't know what is going on inside. So, Sachi Didi was on the bed with her hair up. And Jais, who is Russell's brother, he wanted to get rid of Sabit and Anu. So, they made a plan.

I was going to pick up my 6-level mobile phone. I had a Coke in my hand. I shouted, Papa, Papa, Papa, shout, shout. I have a Coke in my hand. So, I got scared that day.

So, what do I tell you scared that day. I don't know what to say about that day. It was the first day of the IPL. I came to the IPL for the first time. I was the only one who was picked in KKR. I was so scared that I put a mattress in their room and slept. They are a very good couple. They supported me a lot.

They let me sleep. I was scared. Let me sleep. They put lot. They let me sleep. I was scared. They put me in a mattress and let me sleep.

Are you that scared?

I am very scared. I don't know why. Do you watch horror movies? No, no, no. When I go to watch a movie, I have watched 2-3 movies.

I take a cap. If there is a scene, I keep the cap like this. I look at it. I get scared. I can't look at ghosts either. I get scared of horror movies. I get scared of a lot of movies.

To be honest.

You don't watch horror movies?

I don't watch them at all.

I saw a movie called Annabelle.

Oh!

Do you know Annabelle?

Yes, I have seen it. So I saw it. Since that day, I have been scared that I can't keep a soft toy in my cabin, my room or my house. If I get a toy from somewhere, I throw it away. I don't want a doll or a toy to be there. A few days ago, I...

You know, the ones that go to the mall and get caught. Yes, I got caught. So I won. I got a toy. I was very happy. But then I gave it to my team member that don't keep it with me. I think a ghost will come in it. No brother, I am really scared.

But you believe in Lord Hanuman a lot. I believe in Lord Hanuman a lot. I have been to Kaichidam a lot. I feel that Lord Hanuman is there. There is a place behind the temple, where their avatars used to sit. Nirmakaroli Baba,

where he used to sit, under that tree. It is a very peaceful place. We read Hanuman Chalisa. When you are worried, it is the best place to go.

You read Hanuman Chalisa, meditate, it is a peaceful place. I felt like I was there.

It was very good.

That's why I have been there four times. So, when you have so much faith in God, why are you scared of ghosts? I don't know. I am scared. Now I am sleeping alone. I am in the UP league.

So, I am sleeping alone. You are scared and the light. The light is still on in my room. The light is still on. I have a melatonin. I take that. I get sleep.

I am like, whatever. Who else scares you? I heard you are scared of speaking English. English is a game of confidence. English is a game of confidence. If you have good confidence,

even if you know a little, you don't know how to talk. I didn't know how to talk before. Since I started playing IPL, I've been playing with foreign players. I've been with all the foreign players.

I don't know how to talk to them. Narayan, I don't know how he speaks English. I didn't to him. Narayan, I don't know, he spoke English in such a way that I couldn't understand him. I couldn't understand him at all. I had a good bonding with Russell. He spoke a little slowly.

He knew that I couldn't speak English. So, I had a good bonding with him. I started understanding him. He started speaking English in a funny way. So, I had a good bonding with him. I heard that you went to Ireland. Where was Ireland? Which restaurant did you go to where you had to order food in English? Which country was it?

It was like this. We went to my brother's honeymoon. He took me on a honeymoon. We went back.

Brother, you went on a honeymoon? What kind of story is this?

Rana, I mean, it was like I had never go out of India. I wanted to see things there, how people are, what kind of places are there. So, it was my dream to go there. So, in 2019, my brother got married. So, he took me there. I mean, my brother and I are very close.

So, he took me there. We went to Europe. So, that's when it happened. I went with Rahul. we went on their honeymoon. So, my dream came true. I went there for the first time and saw how tough it is in English.

So, he wanted me to talk to people, order things. I thought how do I speak English, how do I speak, English. So, I was thinking how to speak in English. I went to a shop and bought the order. The story that brother told in Kapil sir's show. When we were returning from India, he was taking tax money. He said were taking money. To take refund.

So he said, I am hungry. I bought a burger from McD. I also added cheese. I said, I have ordered a chicken burger. How can I order cheese? How can I add cheese to it?

I was not able to make it. So I brought the burger. He asked me why didn't you add cheese to it. I said, how don't know how to make it. So, this was the scene. He asked me who doesn't know English.

So, he took my name. So, this was the story. So, now, do you have a problem speaking English? As I said, it's a game of confidence. I can speak English when I'm in a fun way. Like, I'm very comfortable with Russell. I can speak in a fun way. I am comfortable with Russell.

I can speak with Russell. You need that environment to speak. When I go to IPL, I can speak in my own way. I have started understanding English. I have started speaking. Environment is the difference.

True. When there is a light environment around you, when there is no pressure, you can go. Yes, you have been with the team for seven years, and they are the same players. You get comfortable with them,

and you speak English. Whether you speak it well or not, they understand what you are trying to say. They understand what you are trying to say. But did you ever feel like, you have been left out because of your English? But did you ever feel bad about it?

Sometimes I feel bad, to be honest. When I was in New York, I was with KD Bhai. He was ordering food every time. He also said, when will you learn to order? I thought, I should know English a little. I should know English a little bit.

I felt bad at that time. I should learn English a little bit. If I get stuck, I should know English a little bit. In India, everything is fine. But if I get stuck on the road, I should know English a little bit. I was very worried at that time.

I should know English. Kuldeep bhai said I should learn it. So I started taking English classes. I took classes for a couple of days. I couldn't do it, to be honest. I couldn't do it. I couldn't learn English.

I was a bit crazy. I thought I'll see how it goes. You'll see how it goes.

It won't matter.

Yes, it doesn't matter. We'll learn as much as we want. When I sleep, I feel bad that I should learn a little. My family doesn't know English. They are also like that, how will we do things? It's a game of confidence, nothing else.

Confidence is everything. So, you have confidence now? I have confidence, nothing like that. Even if you don't know English, confidence is very important in life. True. If you don't know English,

it doesn't matter. With confidence, everything is fine. Yes, if you have confidence, you can do everything in a foreign language. Yes, you can do everything. Tell me one thing

on which you have a lot of confidence in yourself. And one thing that you don't have confidence in yourself. I have a lot of confidence in my batting. A lot. A lot of confidence. And the thing that I don't have confidence in is... That.

English. Other than English.

Other than English.

It's okay. Every person has a level of insecurity. I feel that when I do something new. Like? Like when I have to do something new, or when I have to eat something new,

or do something new, I feel a little uncomfortable. I don't trust it. You mean you can't eat new food. Yes, I can't eat anything other than chicken. Once Rana bhai was feeding me duck.

I was like, I can't eat anything other than chicken. Once Rana Bhai was feeding me duck. I was like, I can't eat this duck. How will it taste? I do what I feel comfortable. I don't do anything else. If this thing is not right, then I don't do anything else. Like you said, there are 2-3 things that you have done that are uncomfortable.

Like skydiving. I have never done that. Can you do it?

No.

I want to but they don't allow it.

It's written in our contract that we can't do that. You can't do any adventure sport. Yes, we can't do that. We can get injured. So, that thing is not allowed. What all is not allowed?

This is what is not allowed. I can't do skydiving, scuba diving, skydiving, skiing, etc. I went to do scuba diving in 2023 in Maldives. I am scared of water, even the sea. I was ready, I had a mask on my face, and they told me how to swim and how not to. I couldn't go down, I was so scared. I was scared go down. I was so scared. I was afraid of sharks.

I was scared of sharks. I was afraid of sharks. I went with my friend. He went to see the underwater world. But I couldn't see it. I kept swimming there.

I kept seeing small fish. I know how to swim. You went there. You had to take one more step. No, no. If you can see something down, then it's fine.

If you can't see anything, it's deep, then... I can't go, brother. I'm scared of the shark coming from one side and coming from the other. I'm not scared of cricket, I'm scared of other things. Like ghosts, sharks, etc. And I'm very scared of flights.

I'm very scared of flights. I am very scared of turbulence. What do you do if you experience turbulence? I have a lot of videos. I mean, Rana Bhai has a lot of videos. I think it was in 2018 or 2019. It was in 2018.

We were going to Hyderabad. The turbulence was very bad. Very bad. The flight was shaking for 5-6 seconds. People were laughing at me. I was screaming in 5-6 seconds. People were laughing at me. I was screaming in the whole flight.

I was screaming like a mother.

I was missing my mother.

I was scared since that day. If the flight shakes a little, I start sweating. I start feeling nervous. I get scared in that flight too. I don't get scared in international flights.

I don't get scared in big flights. I don't get scared in international flights. I don't get scared in big double-decker flights. You don't get scared in small ones. It gets horrible in small ones. There is another story. When we were coming from Bangalore to Delhi after playing the Delhi Profi,

there was a lot of turbulence there too. I was sitting like this and it went straight up. My friend Shivam was also there. He also went to the roof of his flat. There was a lot of turbulence. And that was it, just get it down.

Now, when I get in the flight, it is like, brother, take off quickly, land quickly. I just pray for this. So, you are afraid of flight, afraid of water, afraid of sleeping alone.

Is there anything that doesn't scare you?

I am not scared of balls. I am scared of everything else. So, let's talk about balls. You gave a career-defining moment in the last six overs. What was going on in your mind at that time? It was such a season that was a life-changing season.

I wanted to do something good. My Priya's dream was to do something good for us. She wanted to do something good in politics. I wanted her father to believe that her son is on the right path.

Okay.

So, that was my life-changing. It was a life-changing season. I played my first match. It was a match in Chandigarh. I had a good batting before that. I was bowling very well. I had scored good runs in practice matches.

And when I played my first match, it was before Punjab. When I went to bat, I played a lot.

We were chasing from there. I was worried about what would happen next.

Bhaijaan scolded me a lot. I didn't even go to the team party. I was so worried. I had switched off my phone and slept. I thought I will do whatever I want.

I slept.

Then the next match came. It was a match with RCB. It was a similar match. We were playing ball to ball. Everyone was out. Yes. Then we got two or three sixes and a four.

My inning was quite good. I had 36 in 30 balls. It was a match-winning inning for me. So, that match went well. Everyone said it was a good inning. Five were out. You scored a run from there.

When the five-six match came,

You scored 180 runs in total. We were winning the match. Venky and Rana were batting well. Suddenly, all of them got out. I went to bat. I went to bat. I went to bat.

I wasn't getting a ball on the bat.

I was getting a four. Nothing was happening.

I was thinking, I have to abuse him today.

People will think that I'm just making it up. It was the last over. Umesh was on strike. He hit a shot and took a single.

I was sitting there, worried. I was in my own world. I thought, yes, it's okay. I didn't even know how many runs were needed in that over. I didn't know how many runs were needed. I was worried. Then I hit a six.

Then I hit a second. I hit the second ball. I hit the third ball. My body language was like this. If you see, my body language is like this. I have a runny nose. I saw the score board. Two balls and ten runs. I thought that I can score ten runs with two balls.

You scored three sixes. Yes, I scored three sixes. I can score two runs. I thought about Rahul. He had done this many times. He had scored five about Rahul. He had done this many times. He had hit five sixes and two sixes on two balls. He said, two sixes on two balls.

So, I hit 14 sixes. It was intense. But my body language was like this. When I hit the last six, everything was over. I saw that I hadn't even hit a six. I ran away. I knew I was't even get a six. I ran away.

I knew I was going to get a six. I ran away. Rana Bhai was coming from there, running like a lion. I thought, if I run and bump into someone, I'll get hurt. So, I was running and I stopped there. I bumped into someone and I got a chest injury. That moment changed my life.

I got all the hard work I had in my life in that match. My followers, increasing followers on Instagram, getting recognition, everything changed overnight. Everything changed. I got more followers, God gave me everything. I had the intention to hit the ball the way it came.

When I hit the fourth and sixth, I thought I should hit the fourth and sixth. I was thinking like that. But the same ball came in my path. I hit the same shot, which was the same shot. I hit the same shot and got sixes. But I never thought that I would get five sixes.

I never thought that I would be so happy. I never thought that I would get such a big thing. There are many great players, sir. They couldn't do such a thing. God gave me this. I am grateful to God.

God gave me such a big thing. But you didn't plan it beforehand? No, I didn't. I just wanted to get abused today. Just like the batting. And were you hitting with a plan or did you just let it go? No, I was just looking at the ball. I wanted to play the shot as it came.

And every ball hit the bat? Every ball hit the bat. Five or six was life-changing for me. And what changed? You hit five or six balls, won the game and ran away. What changed from here?

I got so many calls. I mean, I got so many calls. I can't even tell you how many calls I got. So many messages on Instagram. Suddenly, five or six balls hit the bat. And so many people were messaging you.

They were calling you, so it was a different night for me. I was completely normal. It was not like I was completely like this. I was normal. I didn't even know what was going to happen. Five or six things were done. So I was completely normal. That yes, it's okay, it's done. Good things, all things are fine. And in the dressing room, we talked. Chandu sir talked, everyone talked.

He spoke well me nicely. I got a call from Shahrukh sir in the video call. He congratulated me on my wedding. He had promised to attend my wedding. He had made a video call. He couldn't attend the wedding.

He had a shooting. That's why he couldn't attend. He said he will for the engagement. They had a shooting. That's why they couldn't come. They were supposed to come for the wedding. So, we thought that if you come, our role will be increased. So, this was the moment that night.

We went to the room, we chatted, we partied a little. Then we went to sleep. What did the team members say? They were appreciating me. Everyone was happy but Rana was the happiest.

He saw my journey very closely. I was picked with him in KKR. I didn't go anywhere in KKR for 3-4 years. I used to play likeiraani, gun filter. So they saw my journey. They were very happy.

Sachi Didi and Rana bhai were very happy. All the people were happy. And then the 5-6th, Priya's family. Priya ji called, what did she say? Our group, Shaini Law and Sachi Didi, they talked.

The dream we were seeing and it was coming true. She was crying on the phone. Sachi didi told me that she was very emotional. Today is such a big day. 5-6 games are played and people are getting to know. I thought things could be easy.

Marriage, etc. My father didn't know at that time. He didn't know who Rinku Singh was. He had no interest in cricket. So, he didn't have much idea. Okay. And when he called, what did you say?

That now it seems that it will happen. It's not a worry anymore. I had the feeling that it could happen. So, I talked to him. Gradually, everyone started to know that this is a relationship between Priya and Rinku.

First, Didi got to know about it. She supported me a lot. Then her two sisters, Vijay and Lakshmi, got to know about it. Her brother supported me a lot. I didn't think they would accept it so easily.

They did.

Then they talked to each other. The main brother-in-law explained to my father that this is how it is in cricket. He said that he used to sell his daughter and he used to think about what he would earn. He used to sell his daughter and he used to confirm how much he would earn. He said that a cricketer earns a lot of money. He should accept it.

It wasn't that easy. It happened that you scored five sixes and your life changed a lot. And now, people like you are seeing that you are a match winner and a finisher. You will win the match. Because your expectations are changing. After that, did you feel that you couldn of expectation doesn't allow you to perform?

Yes, it happens a little. When people have expectations from you, it happens a little that people are expecting. So, I have lost a few games because of that. My thinking goes away. I keep thinking that if I don't think about them,

I should focus on my game. It is very important to focus on your game. It's very important to focus on your game. If you keep thinking about it, how will you focus on batting? But did you think about it? Yes, I did. I thought that if I play in a local tournament or UP league, people come to watch me,

and if I get out, people will say that they came to watch me. They had hopes that I would get out. I had a lot in my mind. Now that thing has gone out of my mind. This is cricket. It has to be played according to the rules. People will love you and hate you. So, don't think about them. Just focus on your game and score runs.

Sometimes you score runs, sometimes you don't. That will continue in cricket for the rest of your life. But have you ever got out on a low run? Like 0 or 10 runs? Do you feel bad? It feels really bad. I feel like I should score runs in every match. But that can never happen.

Because it's cricket. If you look at Virat, Sachin, Rohit, all the big players, everyone has a downfall in their game. A little bit, one year, two years. So, cricket is such a thing.

There is very little happiness in cricket. Very little. There is very little happiness in cricket. I mean, it doesn't feel like you can score runs in every match. There is very little happiness. There is a little sadness, a little mental stress. It's just that hard work is very important in cricket. If you work hard, one day it will come.

I mean, everything changes. I believe in that a lot. Like I said, the five-sixer. I felt that the hard work I believe in that. Like I said, the 5-6 game. I felt that God gave me the same game I worked so hard for. Fame, all that. He gave me everything.

Tell us about the first time you met Shahrukh sir in IPL. How did you meet him? What happened? I have heard that he is very fond of you. He loves you a lot. He likes you. He keeps calling you every time for some reason. When I had my first meeting in 2018,

when he came for the first match, I got out very soon. I had done a good fielding in that match. Fielding. My first match was for the IPL. The main thing is fielding. How you handle the field,

how you take pressure, what you do. The crowd is behind you, you speak. So, my confidence was built from there. I didn't do so well in batting, so I lost that confidence. The match ended, we won. We came down after the match.

We came to meet everyone. We lined up and stood. After the match, he used to come to meet everyone. We used to stand in a line. I used to stand in the upper one. Rana bhai used to meet me for the first time. We used to live together at that time. We used to meet with love. I had just started playing.

I didn't know him that well. Senior players and juniors used to treat me like that. They used to come to me, hug me, kiss me. So, I started bonding with sir. Then I met him at the team party. I danced with him.

So, I had good bonds from there. I have heard that you were in a charter flight. What was it? Was it the first time you were in a private jet with him?

Yes.

This was such a scene that when I didn't get a name in the World Cup, I had to get a visa for the US. The team had already gone to Mumbai. I had to go to Mumbai alone. I had already booked a flight to go. Our CEO, Venky sir,

found out that I was going to Mumbai alone. He spoke to Pooja ma'am, who lives with sir. He said that Rinku is also going to Mumbai. I said, I can't go with sir. I refused Pooja ma'am.

I was afraid that she will be awkward for me. I was not able to think of what to say to her. I was very scared. I was like, sir, please refuse. I said, no, I don't want to go. So, Pooja ma'am called me and said, tell her that sir has said that he wants to go.

With him, in his private jet?

Yes, he wants to go in his private jet. So, I went with sir, sat in the car with sir, I was so worried that my name was not mentioned in the welcome. So, he saw everything, is also up from the ground. He was explaining everything to me. He was motivating me.

I don't know how he was saying it. He was saying it to give me confidence. Like, your name is as much as my name. I said, Sir, what are you saying? Everyone knows you in the world. They have just started knowing me.

He had a good habit of raising the boy, building confidence. He got a good habit of raising the boy, building confidence. He is a good nature. I went to the airport with him. I was sitting in the middle of the airport. I was sitting with him in the charter plane.

I was sitting with him for the first time in my life. I don't know what happened. I had no idea. I was sitting with my hands crossed. I was talking to the no idea. I was just sitting there, holding my hands. I was talking to the madam, to sir. I had no idea what all happened.

Those two hours were the best days for me. I mean, sitting in the chartered bill with the SRK. He is such a big man, everyone knows him. He is such a great person. I enjoyed those two hours.

But now you are in his team. You have such a bonding.

Do you still feel scared? No, I don't feel scared now. I am used to it. Whenever he comes, I play pool with him. We also dance in team parties. We enjoy with everyone.

I really liked one thing. I mean, I treat all the netballers well. We also dance with them. He dances with them. I like that. That makes him a great player. Apart from this,

he has a nature that if you play a pool game, he wants to win. He is very competitive. Is it like that or you play for fun? I think he plays pool very well. Last year, I lost three or four games. I think he...

He lets me win. He feels happy. I think he plays pool very well. He lets me win. He lets you win? Yes, he lets me win.

I play well. He plays well. I say, okay, you win. He says, okay, you win. He used to say, okay, like an elder brother. I used to say, I will play like an elder brother.

He used to say, you win.

Okay. And then... Apart from this, let's say I told you about Shah Rukh Khan's experience. When you play for India or play with senior players, the first time you stepped into the dressing room and saw Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, how did you feel?

When you entered for the first time. Yes, when I made my international debut, I was a little nervous. Because you get what you work hard for. You get the jersey of your name. It could be number 35 or your name.

So, the dream... I mean, it becomes a dream come true. I get the jersey and I'm in the Indian team. I had my first tour in Ireland. When I made my debut, Bumrah gave me a cap. Bumrah was returning.

It was a big deal for me because he was such a big bowler. So, it happens a bit like, such big players. Like, you see old players, like, old players used to say, that Sachin sir is sitting here,

and here is Laxman Rahul sir. So, it was the same with me. Bhupenabhai was a senior at that time. When I had that... So, I spoke to Bhumrao bhai. He gave me a lot of confidence. I played as I played. So, I played well in the tournament. I scored 38 runs and scored 21 goals. I became the Man of the Match.

Then I got the English question. I took Bhumrao bhai with me. He was a commentator. He was asking in English. So, Bhumrao bhai gave me the answer to the question. He was speaking in English. Bumrah gave me the answer to the question. He was speaking in English. That was a good moment. Bumrah came to me with the question.

He came with a translator. My family was also thinking when I would play with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Everyone wants to play with them. When would I play? When would I get the moment? Virat and Rohit played so much cricket, Brother Bharat and Brother Rohit.

So, he needs rest. I won't say small team, but like the Afghanistan team, we take rest against them. So, when the moment came, when the Afghanistan series happened, Brother Rohit and Brother Bharat were together.

So, we thought that if my family was happy, then I was in the right team. I mean, Virat and Rohit were playing together. So, that was a big moment for me. Because everyone wanted to play with them. I shared the dressing room with them.

I kept checking on Virat and see where he was sitting. I was noticing how he was sitting, how he wasn't. I was noticing all these things. And then there was a big moment when we had four wickets in 22 runs. Then I got a chance to bat with Rohit.

I will remember that batting for the rest of my life. Because he scored 100 runs in front of me. I also scored 70 runs in the not out. So, I would say only one thing, God's plan. I told him about it. He used to plan God's.

Whenever we meet, he used to plan God's. He was very good to me for the first hour and a half. All the players used to want me to do well in front of them. They wanted me to be praised. They wanted me to be friends and talk. That's what I wanted.

I wanted to score runs and he should praise me. I scored 70 runs in that match. I went and he was standing in front of me. Rohit or Virat? No, Virat. Rohit was just sitting.

That was the moment. Rohit was just batting. So, this was the moment for me. He bowled a well-paid ball. It was fun.

It was fun.

When you were batting, Rohit Sharma and you, I think it was one of the biggest partnerships. Yes. Such a big partnership on the fifth wicket. So, you both were playing. What was the moment like? What were you talking to each other?

What was going on there? We were not talking at all. We were talking very little. You scored 170 runs. Yes, he was in his own batting. I was in my own batting.

190 runs or 170?

190.

190 runs, right? Because it was a 190-run partnership. Yes, it was with you. I was scared too. I was like, what should I say to him? He is such a big player. So, that was what was going on inside. He was hitting me, I was hitting him. So, that was what was going on.

We didn't talk much. You didn't talk much in between? No, we didn't talk much. You two players kept talking in between. We did talk, but I am in my zone. I just do it and leave. Rohit Bhai said, do your batting.

What did he notice? He took his time. He had a lot of confidence. He took his time. When he came to show his intent to score a run, he was looking at the things.

I said, yes, Rohit Sharma is good. His shot, the pole shot, is the best. I like the two people's pole shots. Shumbhangil and Rohit. They are very good.

They hit well. What do great at hitting the ball.

What do you think is the most special thing about Rohit Sharma as a batsman? Batsmen... They have a lot of time. They have a lot of time. Because there are so many fast bowlers. 150, 145, it's not that easy to hit a ball.

They hit the ball so easily. I can't even describe it. He puts his foot down and hits the ball. No matter how fast the bowler is. He makes him a great cricketer. He has a lot of time. Hitting the ball at such a pace.

And the sixer is also connecting. So, he makes him a great bowler. Does he look slow? He must have practiced a lot. In Mumbai, you'll see that the bounce is very high. He must have practiced a lot. That's why he has such a good shot.

So, that's... That's what you like about him. Yes. What do you like about his captaincy? Everyone knows about his captaincy. When he gets angry...

He makes the captaincy. When he gets angry... He makes the ground rain flowers. He is a bit aggressive. When you... When you give him 100% on the ground. It shouldn't be that you don't pay attention. You should keep an eye on the captain.

He needs that thing which I felt. Whenever I don't captain, I tell him to focus on the keeper and captainship. The crowd is so big that you can't hear anything. So, I start getting abused. I don't focus. Have you been abused?

I haven't been abused. I really like fielding. I focus on fielding. I have to concentrate on it. I had a tour of South Africa. My series didn't go well. I was lost in fielding.

My series didn't go well. No one wanted me to be out of the Indian team. I was thinking about not away from the team. All three matches were a failure. I could see that in the field. Everyone was thinking that.

I was in a bad shape. Surya Bhai said, I don't think you are in a good shape. I said, okay, I'll do it. Hardi Bhai came and told me that this is not how cricket works. Whether you run or not, you should play the way you are.

Give your all in the field. I thought that cricket will never be good. If you put in the effort in the field and run out, it will be good for the team. Hardeeb bhai and Surya and Hardik. I understood everything. I understood how cricket works.

I understood everything from them. That's right. And then, Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli and you. Tell me, what do you like the most about Virat Kohli? I have seen that the bigger the players, the more down-to-earth they are. Like, Suryabhai, Hardikbhai, Farhad bhai, Rohit bhai,

all the big players, Bhoomra bhai, they are all very good, they are all down-to-earth. That is what makes them so big. If you are not down-to-earth, if you have a different attitude, that you are not talking to anyone, you are in your own space. That's wrong. You should be better than the cricketers. That makes them great.

What do you think about their batting as a batsman? I like one thing, their confidence. I think confidence is very important in batting. Confidence and their stubbornness makes them great. It makes them a great player. Everyone knows about her bat skills.

All her skills are the same. Her confidence and persistence... Her hunger and fitness... The whole world praises her fitness. She makes him a great player. What's the story of the bat with her?

I got confidence with Bhaijaa when I played a series with him. The one with Aghwani Sun. I got a I got confident with Bhaiyya. I played a series with Bhaiyya. The one with Aghwani Sun. I got to know him better. I got to know him. When IPL came, I got to play with him. So, I...

He was fielding. So, Bhaiyya... We were sitting together. I asked Bhaiy he wanted a bat. He said, okay, I'll give it to him. The match got over and he gave me a bat. The photo went viral.

It was all over the internet. Virat gave me a bat. That was our first match. I thought I'll bat with that bat in the tournament. I started opening the bat. He gave me a new bat.

I started opening the stroke and hitting. When the second match was about to happen, I started practicing on the net. The bat broke. I was like, the bat broke. How is this possible? So, I went to the practice session.

I met Mr. Virat. I asked him how he was. So, I practiced back from practice. I was holding his bat. I was like, no, I am not going to take it. I went to meet him.

I didn't want to take the bat from him. The cameraman came behind me. So, he came. I checked the bat. I was scared. I was like, how do I say?

I need a bat. I broke my bat. I asked where the bat was. I said, the bat broke on the spinner. I said it like that. You break my bat on the spinner? He said, yes, the bat broke on the spinner.

I was like, give me the bat. I'll give you the bat later. I was like, yes, I'll give you the bat. I went to the give me a bat.

So I went to his bat and went to the back of his room.

I didn't expect that he'd give me a second bat.

So I thought, I'll get two bats in a day.

And the video went viral. It went viral. He kept asking for the bat from Virat. He kept asking for the bat. It was a big insult. It's okay. It's a big insult. It's okay.

Why did it become a big insult? It was like Virat was being bullied. He was asked to give the bat to Virat. He was asked to give a bat.

So, I was more defamed than that.

And you get a feeling from within...

that his bat has different powers.

The role of the bat was important.

But a big player has to be in control of it. experience. I knew how to bat and how not to bat. I had a lot of batting roles. But I got a bat. I could hit sixes, cover drives, hit a good bat and go. I had all the skills.

But you don't give your bat to anyone? I don't give it to anyone. I give it to whoever needs it. I have distributed many bats. I mean, I distribute bats to whoever needs it. I don't give it to the person who needs it. But I have heard that you don't like to distribute bats. You don't like to distribute.

Who is spreading this about you? Tell me.

Is it true?

People ask for it. I don't give it to anyone now. You will take it yourself.

I don't give it now. You'll buy it yourself.

I don't ask for it from everyone. I ask from big players. Like Rohit Bhaiya, Obey Bharat. I even asked Mahi Bhai for a bat this year.

Did anyone refuse?

No, no one refused. You gave it to him. Yes, I gave it to three big players. I still have Surya Bhai.

You can buy him to Asia. What was the story with Mahi bhai?

You talked to Mahi bhai and you forgot? I will tell you. After COVID, the tournament was in Dubai. It was our last match. We had lost to CSK. I was scared. Mahi bhai is a great player. How will I meet him?

I had played with Kuldi bhai. I told him, Kuldi bhai, let's go. We need to talk about batting. He said, let's go. I was scared. I was nervous. I was like, what will I say in the batting. He kept telling me.

I kept looking at him. I couldn't think of what he was saying. I talked to him and I don't know what he said. I was confused. I gave an interview to the video people. I couldn't remember what he said. I was talking to a big player for the first time.

I couldn't remember. I forgot everything he said. Do you remember talking to a player for the first time. That thing stayed in my mind. So, this was the scene. I forgot everything that he told me.

Do you remember anything else?

Did you ever talk to him? No, this year, I mean, the tournament in 2023, I talked to him about that. Because sometimes, I mean, he talks on the call wall.

Because he used to bat on the same number. So, I used to ask me how I was doing in the last over. He used to say that in the last over, it's important to stay calm and calm. And to have faith in yourself. It's not that easy to score a goal. You have to go and hit it.

You have to be a world-class bowler. It's not that easy to hit it. He used to tell me to react to the ball. That's how I was at the last over. That's what they told me. And do you like the position you play in?

No, I like this position. I have always been... In fourth or fifth number. People have said that I bat at the bottom. But I can bat in middle order. I bat in five numbers.

I have made three 50s for Team India. I bat in 3.50 for the 5th position. I batted for the 5th position in the season of 2023. I batted for the 5th and 6th position in the breakthrough season. It's not that I can only bat for the finishers. I can also bat for the middle-autos. If you are given an option, which position would you like to play in? I would like to play on both. But if I am given a chance, I will go for number 5.

But apart from 5? Yes, apart from 5, I will bat below. Because if I play in India, like Hardik bhai bats, Dubey, Akshar bhai, the combination changes. I will bat below.

But do you ever think of batting higher? Number 3 or 4th? No, I don't. 5th is the best. Don't you ever think of batting higher? How can I do that? Surya Bhai, Tilak, Shumar, they all bat higher.

I prefer my number. Have you ever made the mistake of thinking, is not good, that is not good, I am not in a good mood, the play is not going well, now my form is not good, I am not in my place. This happens a lot. Every cricketer must have experienced this.

When the time is bad. Earlier, I used to say that I am not doing so well for the team. People must be thinking about me. This used to run in my mind. I wasn't doing well for the team. I didn't know what people were thinking about me. I was very worried. But Rana Bhai had this thing in me. In 2022, he told me that

I think that I'm bad to myself. I said, yes, I think so. I thought how will they treat me? I don't bat so well. I had a lot of self-doubt. I didn't bat well. I used to get self-doubt. I used to get bad batting chances.

I used to bat like this. I used to get this in my mind. How do you calm this down? Calmness is hard work. Hard work. People don't listen to me.

I keep working hard. My time will come. I was always focused on this. My time will come. Not every day. be bad. So, it kept going on. In 2022, I got my chance.

I did well in the 2022 IPL. But things didn't go well from there. But did you ever feel that after a bad season, you are gone? You are no more. Initially, I felt that when I got picked in KKR,

I had started playing from the first year. I started getting opportunities. I didn't do well for my team. I used to stay on Instagram a lot. I used to see a lot of comments on Instagram. I used to get memes on it.

Like the Suriya Banshee movie you saw. Amitabh sir's work. I used to put my face on it. It was a bad thing. I had in mind that I have to fix everything one day. People have said good things about me.

I have to do well in batting. So, the 2022 scene came and everything went well. KKR backed me a lot. Because I couldn't do it well. I thought if there was another team, they would have released me.

KKR showed me their trust. Whatever I did, whether it was my nature or my fielding effort, I always gave 100% in fielding. I used to go to the 12th man. So, it took me a while I thought that the scene could get ruined when I got injured.

So, it was in 2021. I was batting and there was a match against Real Madrid. I was running. Before that, I had a new shoe and an old one. I was confused about which one to wear. When the time was bad, I would wear new shoes.

I wore new shoes and the spike was new. I batted and when I tapped to take a run, I kept my foot like this and I heard a sound. I fell down. It was very painful. Then I...

Money was also very important for me. Because I had a contract of 80 lakhs at that time. So, I thought of going to IPL. I thought I got hurt badly. I went to IPL. I thought of that.

Still, I batted. It was hurting. I couldn't run. I thought I got injured badly. I was in pain and I couldn't run. I thought I had suffered a serious injury. So, I went out. I was running and I couldn't run. So, I did some icing and then I left.

They took me to the ambulance. I used to talk to Rana bhai about my health. I called Rana bhai. I was very emotional. I was in a lot of pain. I was going for an MRI.

He was saying that I am in a lot of pain. I went to the hospital and got an MRI done. I came in the MRI and the meniscus was torn. I called my KKR doctor. Kamlesh sir, who is a physiotherapist. I told him that I had an SAC.

I was sitting outside my room. I called my parents. I told them that I had an SAC. I have a severe injury. You know my family. They did not eat for two days.

My sister told me that they didn't eat for two days. They didn't eat because the money they were working for was not enough for them. So, the whole family was sad. They didn't eat for two days. I told them that this thing is there in cricket.

Sometimes it feels good, sometimes it doesn't. So, I went to Mumbai. I went to the Dinshaw party, the big doctor of NDK. The party? Yes. So, he told me that I have to undergo an operation.

I was very upset. I didn't know how I would recover. I told them that my belief system was very strong. I went for the operation. I had the operation after a week or so. I kept exercising.

I am working hard in that too. I am doing gym. I am doing my upper body. You were doing it in the Kokila Bend? No, I got the appointment a little late. I got it a week or so late.

I was working hard at home. My legs were broken. I was doing core work on my upper body. I got an appointment. I had an operation for 45 minutes. After that, I came home.

I started doing the basic exercises that they told me. I stayed there for a week. My legs were cut. Then I came back. I started rehab. I was lying there.

I used to have a lot of problems. Because my washroom was upstairs. I was not attached to the room. So, it was very difficult. I had a washroom downstairs. To do the bed.

So, I used to have pain in my feet. So I used to climb up with one leg and then go down. So initially it was very painful. Then after two and a half months I started walking. I started holding it and started walking. I started exercising and started batting.

Then I went to Mumbai. I stayed in Mumbai for three and a half months. Then I went to Mumbai. I stayed there for 3.5 months. I worked hard there. I didn't come home for a day. I did rehab, running, running, everything there. But I got a little late because of COVID. Because I could have gone with the team.

I had an eye pair. I had COVID in two phases. One was in Dubai. So, I got a little late. So, that was a different problem. If I had been a little late by a week,

then things would have been fine. If God does not want, then He does not want. All things do not happen. So, I came back from there. I pushed myself, motivated myself. My legs were also like this.

I will not be able to run on this bike. This was also a tension. I was worried about whether I would be able to run on this bike. Then I had to run on this bike. I wore this bike on a wet ground. I was worried about how I would run on this bike and not get injured again. I ran on this sprint.

I felt good after that. I was fine. Then came the domestic season. I did well in the domestic. I didn't know if I would be picked in IPL or not. KKR again showed me the way.

You were picked again?

Yes, I was picked again. KKR and Lucknow had bid. KKR bought me for 55 lakhs. So, that's when I started playing cricket again. That was the moment when I was picked again. You were picked in the 80s to 55s. Yes, it was in the 80s to 55s.

I was like, yes, I can start again. I can get another chance. So, that was the story. Did you ever cry after a bad match? I don't cry much. I am a strong person. I get emotional.

I get emotional in movies. I feel bad. I start thinking about what will happen in the future. Will I be in the team or not? I feel bad. Because if I don't do well, my family won't be good.

So, those things keep running in my mind. My family. So, I motivate my family. I keep doing that. When did you choose cricket for the first time? I liked to play cricket at home.

I used to play with four or five brothers. We used to go to the tennis ball. My father didn't like cricket.

Why?

My father used to play, but we didn't like to play with him.

Why?

He wanted to work with me. My father used to work as a gas cylinder. He wanted me to work with him. We used to out in the morning and come back in the evening. My father used to sit outside with a stick. He used to beat me up. He didn't support me at all.

Did you beat yourself? Yes, I was the one who used to sit at home the most. Why? I used to play a lot. Work? Yes, work. Yes, do some work. I was with him. So, the school where I used to study, some people came to invite me.

There was going to be an inter-school tournament. They wanted two players from each school. So, people knew that tennis ball is played by a good player. They sent two boys, whose name was Jadun Writers. I am still with them. Their name is Arjun Singh Fakira.

I am with them. So, my cricket started like this. I picked two boys, me and my friend. I picked him. So, I played my first match there. I played my first match with a leather ball.

I tied pads and I didn't have any equipment. So, I took my first match with a leather ball. I used to tie pads and I didn't have any equipment. So, I took my friend's equipment. So, I went and played my first match. In the first match, things got better. I scored 54 runs in 32 balls and not out. So, from there I felt that things can get better.

I mean, I can start from here. If I start cricket practice, things can get better. But my family... You know, my family was not ready to play cricket. Because we needed money. We didn't have that much money.

How much did you earn? I earned as much as I could in a cylinder. I was very young. I don't remember how much I earned. I mean, I didn't earn that much. I earned very little. I didn't earn much. I didn't have money to buy a bed.

I would start playing cricket. My brother used to work in a coaching centre. I quit playing cricket. My family told me to quit. I didn't have to. I had to earn money.

So, I quit. I worked with my brother in a coaching centre. What did you do? My brother my brother in a coaching center. What did you do? My brother was working in the parking lot. I went there wearing my shirt and my panchayat. He said, come in the morning and apply your panchayat.

I got a job in the panchayat. To sweep the floor? Yes, to sweep the floor. Apply it in the morning. No one would even look at me. I thought, this is wrong.

I am quitting cricket because of this job. I was very worried when I came back. My mother said, this is the kind of job you are looking for. I said, I will focus on cricket. If I play cricket well, I will get good money. My mother supported me a lot.

My father didn't support me much. My father used to beat me a lot. So, I started from there. I started playing well. People started to know me. I started doing well in small tournaments.

The main man, who I am sitting with today, Mohammad Jishan, he helped me a lot. There are four or five people who have helped me. They have helped me a lot. There are 4-5 people who have helped me. They have helped me a lot. What help? Help in everything.

Clothes, things, shoes, slippers. They have helped me. And wherever I am sitting today, I am sitting in their place. So, you didn't have money to buy kits? Yes, I didn't have money at that time. So, where did you get it from?

Cricket is expensive.

Yes, they used to play together. The club I used to play for, they used to play with that club. I used to bat well, they saw that. So they had a lot of work. It was a daily work. So they used their money to buy me a helmet, gloves, etc.

So they helped me a lot. There were other people who helped me. There is a story. I was very upset at that time. I don't want to name names. He helped me a lot. He gave me a lot of support. He didn't want to leave my place.

I was about to play in the Tuna-Mand. I had never played in the turf wicket. They didn't want me to go there. TPC was a good school. The practice was good there. The turf wicket was good.

The facilities were good. I was about to play in the match of the under-16s. I wanted to play there. I had an idea of playing in the wicket. They didn't want me to go there. So, they sent their men. I wanted to play there, I had an idea of wicket. He didn't want me to go there.

So, he sent his men. He took away all the things that he had brought. All the shoes, he sent his men, clothes, everything. He took everything. He took everything. Then things got worse. Then I called my brother, Jishan bhai.

He said, take all the things. So, he came. It was Diwali, I think. So, he took me to the shop. Then he got me all the things. So, this is the story.

He helped me a lot. What was the toughest moment for the family? Where you felt, I will never forget this. That was a very difficult time for my family. The area where we used to live, the house was small and there was a warehouse.

To be honest, people didn't like us there. I was also very upset at that time. It was raining. The people we used to live with, the people who had a warehouse, they came to know about this and got their house vacated.

They shifted to another place. So, at that time I felt that this is wrong. People are getting sheltered from us. They are vacating their houses. It is raining. My family is shifting from here to there.

So, I cannot forget that day. I wanted to do good things. I felt bad. That was motivating me. You wanted to change. Yes, I wanted to change.

Did you get angry?

I used to get angry when my parents were not happy. They didn't talk to me. I used to get angry a lot. I wanted to do good things. I wanted to buy a house. I felt bad at that time. I used to get angry a lot. I just wanted to get things fixed and buy a house. That was the only thing I wanted.

I used to feel really bad at that time. Because we were carrying heavy things. We were five brothers. Mom and dad were shifting in the rain. So, that thing I didn't like it at all.

You just wanted to buy a house. Yes, that was the only thing I had. What do you think was the biggest sacrifice your family made for you? My mother has done a lot for me. She has supported me a lot. I had bought a bed for Rs. 700.

It was a medium size bed. The owner of the house was a rich guy. He asked me to buy a bed for him. He wanted to take him somewhere to eat. I had no idea where he got the money from. So I got him a bed for 700 rupees.

The tournament was cancelled. I couldn't go. My mother said that I will spend the money. I couldn't go. My mother helped me a lot. There was a tournament in Kanpur.

It was in 2010. She gave me 1000 rupees from a lot. There was a tournament in Kanpur. It was in 2010. My mother had a shop there. She gave me Rs. 1000. I remember. I had Rs. 1000 in my hand. I went to Kanpur with my team. It was an emotional moment for me. My mother had borrowed money from someone.

She didn't know how to return it. We won the tournament. We got some money from there. I will return. Have you ever told your mom about all this? I am a shy person.

I cannot talk to my family. I have not spent much time with my family. I have to spend time with them. I have to spend time with them. Time is very important now.

I have to spend time with my family. But I feel that I should spend time there. And now it is very important to spend time with my family. Because now I know the value of money. Because my father was not well. So I know how important money is. Because my father was not well.

He had bleeding from the nose. So he had a checkup and he had a liver problem. I was telling many people that if we didn't have money, we wouldn't have been able to buy these things. It would have cost us 2-3 lakhs. So I decided to stay at home.

I give my father and family time. They are sick. So I stay at home. I give time to my father and family. My family is ill. That's why I do it. But when you do so many things and you remember that your mother helped you a lot, she sacrificed a lot for you.

Have you ever thanked your mother? If you hadn't been there... I told you I'm a little shy. Will you ever say that? Yes, I will. If I get a chance, I will. Because my mom has helped me a lot.

What will you say if you have to say it? I will say this. If you don't help me, everything doesn't work out. Thank you. It's obvious. I have to say it.

Will you say something to your dad? To my dad... What is this? Will you say something to your dad? To my dad... Thank you for hitting the sticks. Otherwise, he wouldn't play. He used to hit a lot. My dad is a very nice and chill man. When things weren't going well, he used to call me and tell me to bat like this.

He used to tell me to play like this. My dad used to support me a lot. He didn't do it then. He used to tell me not to play with money, work with me. Have you seen your father struggling? I have seen my father a lot. I have helped my father too.

In what? In gas cylinder work. My father used to have an auto. He used to deliver the cylinder in the hotel and at home. I used to deliver too. I had a bike, a bad bike,

we had bought the first bike with our father's money. We used to deliver it with that bike. Two big cylinders, five of them. We used to keep one on top of the other, and two cylinders on top of the other. We have helped our father a lot.

I have seen him struggling a lot, coming in the summer. He is not the type to get angry. We used to see him getting his dad's auto. He is getting it. He is taking off the cylinder. I have seen all that.

How did this family life turn around? When did it happen? When you got the 80 lakh contract first? Before that, I used to play state cricket. I used to get paid well.

How much did you get in the state?

I don't remember. I used to get more in Ranji Trophy. I used to get 1 lakh per match. Match fees? Yes, the match fees used to be more. 1.5 lakh per match.

And 17,000 rupees for T20 and 35,000 rupees for 1 day. Now it has increased. BCCI has increased it. So, at that time... My mother didn't tell me much. I had kept my jewellery.

I had given it to her. I had taken money from her. So, she was tensed about getting it back. I used to give my mother money to my mother. I think I had a loan of 2.5 to 3 lakhs. So, I got rid of it. So, when I started getting money, everything started getting better. So, I got the most money when I was first picked in Kings XI Punjab in 2017.

I had a counter of 10 lakhs then. So, I paid off all the loans that my mother had incurred. I paid off all the expenses. I paid off all the expenses. So, the main trending point was that 80 lakh rupee one. When I got the 80 lakh rupee contract,

I was there and the whole family was watching the auction. I was worried and I was watching it. The lights went off. Everyone started watching it on my mobile. So, I got the contract for 80 lakhs. I was shocked.

I had never seen so much money in my life. I used to work for 1-2 rupees. My father used to come to work. So, 1-2 rupees was so important that I used to get 1 rupee from my father. I used to eat and do other things. Suddenly, I got 80 lakhs. I thought that now things can be fixed.

I got money, I can build a house. Then I built my house. My first house. I built a house of two buildings. I got all the money I needed. Then things were fine.

When you got 80 lakh rupees contract, you got to know that you are going to get 80 lakhs. What was your was your reaction? I was very happy. The people around me were also happy that the girl has achieved something. She is going to get 80 lakhs.

Something will happen. So, I was very happy. Because the main thing is the house. If you have a house, you have a lot of confidence. It is very important to have a confidence in your family. We thought of building a house.

We bought a land and built a house. We bought a car, a Brezza car, which is worth 10 lakhs. All this was done in 80 lakhs. Yes, we built a house and did all that. Everything started to go wrong from there. And the bonus we get, that was also good.

It was the same as it was. What was the bonus? I mean, when we were in the first year, we finished the tournament in third place. So, we got 80 lakhs. So, it was so much.

1.5 crore.

Yes, it was a big amount. Then we got a house built. It was a six-room house. Oh. A two-building house. So, everything was settled. Everything was settled. And how much money did you get when you won?

Bonus?

Bonus? I got 1 CR when I won. Per person? Yes. In 1 crore? Yes, in 1 crore. I just came here. You will play cricket well. There is a lot of money in Punjab.

I tell people, whenever someone talks to me, never give up in life. If you are working hard with a pure heart, and thinking good for people, then play cricket. Support all your family members. One day, everything changes.

I tell people who come to me. I give this advice. Was there a time when you didn't have money to buy a kit and people took the kit by bullying you. I won't call it bullying. I mean, they took it.

Technically, they took it. They took it by saying that I don't agree with the condition. They took it by saying that.

And now, the retail price is 13 crores.

Yes.

People used to say that the IPL of 2023 was good. People used to say that the money is very less. I said that as much as it is, it is good. I was happy in 80 lakhs. I am happy in 55 lakhs. You built a house from the first cheque.

Yes, I built a house from the first cheque. The house was the main thing. Yes. The house was the main thing. My mother was also not happy with the house. She always stayed in the open. That area was open. She stayed there for a month.

She didn't like it. She felt it was closed. She didn't stay there for the people who built the house. The family was good. Half of the family was there. Only my parents and my mother and father stayed there.

My father's work was there. So, my mother always there. How important is it to settle the family? It's a lot of hard work. If you have decided to give your family a good life, you have to give your best. You have to give your best.

You have to work hard. I have done that to give my family a good life. Everyone has given their best., worked hard day and night. So all things are possible with hard work. Do you feel that when you want to fly, you want to see big dreams,

it is very important to settle the family first? Because after that you can take risks and do big things. First I thought that I have to settle my family. I have to make a home and give them a good life. First, I did that. I gave everything, my business, everything,

and settled my whole family. Then I started to go and spend on myself. Clothes, shoes, whatever is there. Whatever Rana Bhai told me, how to wear stylish clothes, how not to. He also has a big role in changing my life. How to live in front of people, how to talk to people.

I was not educated enough. I didn't know how to do such things. How to live among the rich people. So, these were the things. What is the biggest change in life when you get money? Confidence.

Confidence is very good. A lot of confidence in the house and money. I told them how much money of money in my life. I got to know about it 5-6 months back when my father had a stroke. I told him that if I didn't have money, I would have done the same work. I would have taken care of my father.

So, money is very important in life. Did you buy anything else? Yes, I bought a car for my family. Which car?

Fortuner.

That's right.

It was a very big car for us. It was such an expensive car. I bought it for my family. I don't know how to drive. You don't know how to drive? No, I don't know how to drive.

Then who drives? My elder brother drives. He takes me to and from the family. I wanted to give my family a good life. I wanted to give them a peaceful life. Now everything is done, your family is settled. What are your plans now?

Now I am just working very hard. I have a dream that I want to play for Team India. I don't want to play in a dangerous place. I want to play in a place where I can be a player. That's my goal. I don't want to be in a place where I can't be a player.

What's your biggest dream? If you don't have any fear or limitation, and you can dream after that, what will be your biggest dream? My dream is cricket. I was left out of the World Cup last year to join the team. Because the World Cup is something that the whole world watches.

The whole world watches it. Because it's a big tournament, the World Cup. So, I was left behind last year. I was on standby. I went with the team. I said that we will win the World Cup. I have put it in the caption. I am holding the trophy.

So, I want to be a part of the World Cup. Whether it's T20 or One Day, whatever it is. I want to be a part of the team, play for the team, serve for the team, win the match. And when I win the team, I should get that run. That's my dream. That's my dream. God has given me everything.

I just have this dream. That I win the team. That's it. That's my only hope. When the Asia Cup selection came, you joined the team.

Did you feel you would make it? I was a little worried. Because I didn't play well in the IPL. I didn't play well. Because... I have played all the matches of India

and I have done well. I have played 24 innings and scored 550 runs. It's an average. I was a bit tired. I was not sure if I would get a name. But I was determined to select the team.

The players who did well, I was sure that they would be selected. I was scared that I would not get a name. I was very scared. I was thinking that it's a big tournament. I should get a name and play. I missed the last time.

I was scared that I didn't do well. I was scared that I would get a name. I had a hope that I had done well for India. I had a hope that I would get a name. That was my feeling at that time. And then you got a name.

I got a name and I got a lot of confidence. I thanked God. It was a game of luck. I got an inning in UP Pell. I scored a hundred in UPPL. I built up my confidence. Why do you think you were selected?

I think I have played for India in crucial times. When you see me in the top 50, I went to bat when India lost three wickets. I scored 50ickets in three matches. I made three wickets in India. I went to bat. I made 50 wickets in three matches. I made 46 wickets in many matches. I felt that Surya has seen something

that he can do well in this period. In India, there have two options. That's very important. The selectors look at everything. That's why I didn't make it to the World Cup. Because I didn't bowl.

I didn't bowl. So, they wanted an all-rounder. The conditions were like that in New York and West Indies. Slow wicket, track wicket. So, that's why I didn't make it. So, now I'm focusing on my bowling now.

Because two things are very important. It's not easy to make a team for a selector. Because everyone is doing well. Not everyone can play in Team India. Everyone is doing well. You can't take everyone in the IPL. It's very tough to make a team for a selector.

Who can help where? Who can give two overs. Who can take out the wicket. So, it was very tough to make a combination for the selectors. But you think I chose you because you took out in tough times. Yes, in tough times.

I have played in the innings. I have played 5-6 innings. I have played all the matches. I felt that... I mean, I felt that I have been supported. I feel that I have been backed by the selectors. I can do this. What is your plan for the Asia Cup?

This is my plan for the Asia Cup. I am doing well in practice in UPPL. This is my plan. It's a big tournament. I have got a chance. I have been named in the team. If I get a chance to play,

I want to do well. I have told my dream. It's a big tournament. I want to do well for the team. I want to win and get the trophy. I want to have the same caption. I said that I will win and come. Tell me about Aligarh.

Everyone thinks Aligarh is a village.

Why?

I don't know.

Venkateshwar says that the village is good. I said, it's not a village, it's a city. It's a smart city, Aligarh. It's a good place to live. Tell me something special about it. The students there are very famous.

Yes, the students of Aligarh.

Now I have become a little famous. The university there is famous. I like staying at home. I don't go out much. Cricket and family.

Did anyone scare you?

No, not me. I have experienced it once. I woke up after playing a man. It was a local tournament. I won the final in a single-handedly. The public came and slapped me on the helmet. I got scared. Suddenly, my brother slapped him.

His name was Divyak. He slapped me. I was a kid. I got scared. The crowd said something. I don't know why they slapped me. I don't know why I lost.

So, like this... But, it never happened other than that. You didn't get scared or give a warning that you shouldn't play today? No, it never happened to me. You were lucky. Yes, it never happened to me that someone threatened me.

I have supported a lot in local tournaments. The public supported me a lot. If I played well, they supported me a lot. I have played a lot of local tournaments. Like Mathura, Ittaba, Frozabad, Muradabad. I have played a lot of these places. Did you play for batting?

I used to talk to Ishan Sharma. He used to tell me how it works in Delhi. There is a one-over, two-over match. There is no point in winning or losing. People used to charge money.

They wouldn't let me get two. I won't get two sixes.

This was how the game was played in tennis.

They would play two overs.

No, I played a lot of tennis cricket.

When will I hit sixes? It was a match of 100-100. I said, yes, I can hit a six. Things got better from there. You said, we won't hit a six in the chancellor's match. So, I went to play.

I have played a lot of such matches.

I never asked for money.

Tell me, how important was Gautam Gamb role in your life? Yes, when he came to KKR, he is a bit aggressive and calm. I was a bit worried about what to say to him. I didn't want to scold him. When he came, I had a conversation with him. Rana bhai introduced me to him.

He played with him.

When I met him for the first time, he was very nice. He supported me a lot. He talked to me. He made me comfortable. People think that I am an aggressive coach. I am always angry. It's not like that.

I am calm. I feel good in the dressing room. Because they like listening to Punjabi songs. When I came to KKR in my first year, our DJ was Raman Dev Singh. So, he used to play songs for GD sir. So, the team had a good atmosphere.

Listening to songs, doing this and that. The backing was very good. He had said that I am standing behind you. Play the way you want to play. So, he liked that a lot. Talking, how to play.

So, he shared his experience. He took that experience. Did you coach him specifically? Yes, I did a bit of short ball. He had an open stance. He told me that when I have an open stance,

the ball will look good in the pool. I listened to him and I did it. The ball started looking good. What happens is, your shoulder is like this. The ball didn't look good. What happens is, if your shoulder is like this, the ball doesn't look good. If you are a little open, the ball looks good. So, they told me this. And do you think they are aggressive on the field?

Or did they play a bad game that day? I mean, they don't like to lose. What happens if they lose? They take meetings and tell me the shortcomings. They don't like to lose. What happens if you lose? They give me feedback during the meetings. They don't get angry at the players. They don't like to lose.

You saw how aggressive they are on the ground. They are fine on the ground. They care about winning. They care about their players. What the players are doing. Whether they are giving 100 percent or not.

They care a lot about that. And Abhishek Nair, sir? He played a big role in my life. Because when I started playing for KKR, I had no idea about my technique. I didn't know where my foot was going. I came to Mid-Eibel. DK called me.

I had already played 3-4 matches. So, he came and I talked to him. I was practicing for the pull shot. He came and I was practicing for the pull shot. Then he told me that I should practice like this. This is the drill for the pull shot.

So, I got a good bond with him. KKR opened KKR Academy. I good bond with him. I opened KKR Academy and worked hard with him. We batted for 5 hours each. There was a year when I scored 950 runs in Red Bull. That year, I batted the most in my life. I batted for 5 hours. From Red Ball to Mumbai. My hands used to tear.

Blood used to come out of my hands. 5 hours of batting. So, he played a big role in my life. In my batting, in my mindset, in my attitude. So, he is my main.

What did he teach you about mindset? About mindset, he said that it's never good. So, he tells me how to live. What to think and what to work on. So, I did that.

Did he push you?

What?

Did he push you? Yes, he did. It's been 5 hours. He'll do it for another hour. He pushed me a lot. I mean, I did all my practice under him. I mean, there are many things. KKR has opened KKR Academy.

And KKR Academy is under Sir. So, whenever I go, I see KKR Academy. So, he tells me things in batting. What can I do and what can't I do? Which bowler will bowl which ball? Which shot should I play? and what shots to play. So, it helps a lot mentally.

What is the difference between IPL training and Team India training? Team India has a little pressure. I felt that the pressure... You have to play for the country. You are serving for Team India. So, there is a little pressure to make runs,

to do well and to stay in the team. So, I felt that a little. Is there any other difference? Is there any difference In training, tools, application, technology,

is there any difference between the two?

No, no. Is there more tracking or hacking or is it more in Team India?

No, no.

Is there any update on the app? We monitor the GPS. We put it here and we get to know how fast we ran, how fast we came in the last. I can see how much he ran and how much recovery he needed. I can see that. He has brought out the next level. In Team India?

Yes, in Team India. When you go to play in Asia Cup, which team are you most afraid of? There is nothing to be afraid of. There is a match between India and Pakistan. Will you play for the first time against India and Pakistan? Yes, for the first time.

I went to watch the match last time. I saw it. We won the World Cup last time. If I get a chance to play, I will play with all my heart. What will you do in the India-Pakistan match?

I mean...

So, I'll do my best to win the game. Is there any pressure?

if you miss a fielder or miss a catch,

if it's an important it's the last over, if it's a match against them or Pakistan, if he misses the catch, it's a bit of a rath. If he abuses, it's a bit of a rath. Who do you think is the toughest bowler? Bhoomra Bhai was the toughest. He used to be...

Bhoomra Bhai used to be... If you kill Bhoomra Bh people will call me Bhumra. But it's not easy to call him Bhumra. If I call him Bhumra, people will call me Bhumra. I will put my all into it. They will leave you out.

Yes, they will leave me out. They are very stubborn. What about an international player who is a big issue. But apart from him, tell me about an international player whose bowling is very good. Archer. He is very fast.

His action is like a stick that we throw. His action is similar. He is fast, his bounce is good, he is very fast. It is not easy to bat against him. The big players, the new players, they won't be able to play that easily. Virat Bhai, Rohit Bhai, Hardik Bhai, Surya Bhai play that easily.

It won't be easy to play against a new player. And do you like spinners?

Spinners are okay.

I was watching a video of Mr. Mahendra Sehwag. He says, no one believes in spinners, not even bowlers. Aubrey, yes. He doesn't believe in Aubrey. He doesn't believe in bowlers. He says, there is no bowling. Is it the same for you?

No, it's not like that. Nowadays, spinners are also good. Because, you see, mystery bowlers are more valuable. If you throw a carrom or a gogli, spinners have become smarter. That's fine. But, Ishaq, spinners will have a bigger role in this.

Yes, because the conditions are like that. It's hot and there are dry wickets. So, spinners will have a bigger role. So, there's no tension. Yes, tension. Fast bowlers are more difficult.

There's no tension. Yes, tension. Fast bowler is more difficult. There is no tension. As long as you play cricket, there is no tension. How is the power dynamics in this? How? Like you are a senior player in the team. So, if a senior player asks you to do something,

do you have to do it? Even if he says something wrong, you have to do it. No, no. It's not like that. Everything is good. Even the seniors. It's nothing like that. We have to do all these things. They show us the right way. That it's good to do this. They tell us those things.

But has anyone ever said anything that you don't believe? That it won't happen? No, no. It's nothing like that. They tell us good things.

Has it ever happened?

Never. It never happened with me. But sometimes you have to listen to them. You have to use your brain. You have to listen to the seniors. When you go to Team India and you are a young player, you have to listen to them. Are you scared? I am scared. I am scared. I can't express myself.

I am scared. Who scares you? I am with Hardik. I am not of everyone. I mean, I am with Hardik bhai. I am not that close. So, I am a bit scared of him. And I am frank. My nature is to be frank with everyone. Tell me about three players.

Who is the most disciplined player? Who is the funniest player? And who is the most disciplined player? Who is the funniest player? And who is the most emotional player? Who gets angry, cries, laughs, etc. I have heard about Virat. I have heard about Virat.

He is very disciplined. He does his work at the right time. I have seen S Suryabhai is very disciplined in his diet. He is very disciplined in his diet. He is very disciplined. And funny thing is that Ravi Vishnu is very funny.

He pulls his friends' legs. He is very funny. He is very funny. He does a lot of pranks. I have seen him in a way that whether he is doing good or bad, he is always together. He is always having fun. I see him in bad times.

He is very funny. I like that. Who is the most emotional? Emotional? Emotional... I can say KD.

I saw that. He was not doing well. He had 3-4 sixes in a match. He were not going well with him. In one match, he had about three to four sixes. Things were not going well. So, he started crying in the middle of the ground. So, I thought, yes, brother, this is...

Most of the time, everyone does it, but no one shows it. But he shows it. Yes, but he didn't show it. At that time, it felt like, brother, things are getting bad here. Someone is coming and I was crying. I was in their KKR.

Did you feel guilty? That I couldn't be like the players I used to play with. Did you feel bad about it? I mean, there are a lot of players who play with me. They play in UP, they play in your club. And I couldn't be like them. they couldn't reach the same level as you.

No one in Team India could reach that level. I won't say the level. There were some players who were very good bowlers. But they couldn't play. I mean, I have to play for UP. Vishal is a very good bowler.

There were some players who couldn't play. They should have got a good skill. So, I feel bad for them. So, what I feel, if they don't have it, what I feel,

if they have, I mean, one thing can happen, if they don't think good for anyone. This can happen in the main. And if they don't have luck.

But in cricket, the heart should be clear clean and you have to be good for others. If you don't support each other, I feel that no matter how hard you work, if you are not happy for others, things can't be good. This is my opinion. And I take this very seriously because I don't think bad for anyone. Because if I think bad for someone, someone or do something wrong for someone, I take it on cricket.

I can't do this because it will affect my cricket. I can't hurt anyone. I can't think bad for anyone. So, I haven't thought bad for anyone. I'm sitting here today, people know me. So, that's the nature of it. Don't think bad about anyone.

When you want to play, you will play. Keep working hard, think good for people. When you want to play, you will play. Don't think bad about people. One day will come. Everyone will get one day.

Just keep your heart clean. Keep a good mind. Be positive for everyone. So, you will get time. Sometimes you will get time. You will get time. Whether it is in cricket or any other field, God gives the fruit of hard work. This is my thinking.

I live my life like this.

Okay.

I tell people that this is how it is. This is how cricket works. Sometimes it will be good, sometimes it won't. You have to think good for people. Don't take shortcuts in cricket to think good for people. You don't have to take shortcuts in cricket. You have to think good for people.

Only then it will be good for you. Otherwise, if you think bad, things won't be good. No matter how hard you try, if you try, things will keep getting worse.

True.

Now, if we talk about trying, you have tried a lot elsewhere. That is your love life. Yes, this is the story of love life. Tell me where did it start? I was waiting for this.

I will ask this at the end.

Yes, I have a fan page. Saurabh. Saurabh. He is my fan. He keeps posting photos. I never thought I will make a girlfriend.

I will come into a relationship. So, in 2022, she posted a story on the fan page of my mother Priya. So, I saw that I wanted a girl like that. I had thought that I would get a girl like that. That she would be a girl from the village, a very good girl, would support her family, would get along with her family.

I had thought that I should meet such a girl. So I thought that I will meet her someday when I get a chance. So I saw her photo and I liked her. I liked her. So I thought I should message her. So I said, okay, I won't do it. So, the fan page guy told Priya that my brother is here.

He can promote your story. He can put your story. So, people will get to know. Did he go ahead and say that you said that who talked to him? No, I didn't say that.

Okay.

So, he told him. By himself. Yes. So he told him. To himself. Yes. That he will put up a story about your sister, about the work you are doing with the scoot. So he will put it up. So I put it up.

So why did you put it up? I put it up for him just like that.

Okay.

So that he can understand.

So that we can talk a little bit. So I thought that I should message her. I said, okay, if she doesn't reply, things will go wrong. So she liked a couple of my photos. I said, okay, she liked it. Yes, Priya liked a couple of my photos. So I thought, let's message her.

So I messaged her. I didn't have much idea of how to talk to a girl. How to message a girl. So, she replied. What did you message her? Hi, hello, etc.

Normal, how are you? How are you not? So, I gave the phone to Rana bhai. Then Rana bhai talked to her. She didn't know that Rana bhai was talking to her. I didn't know that Rana Bhai was talking to him. I didn't know that his brother was talking to him. Oh!

This was how it was. So, a week passed and we started talking. I shared my number with him. So, I started talking. I had a habit of talking to him. He said, I don't want to video call.

I said, let's video call. She had turned off the lights. She didn't want to show her face. So, that's how my love story started. That's how my love story started. I started liking girls.

So, that's how it started. I kept telling her, we are talking, when will you say L.A.V. He thought I was joking. My character was such that I used to say it in a fun way. So, the tournament started and I started doing well in that tournament. Before that, when I started talking, I was fine.

I was in the team and I wasn't doing well. We had seven matches. We started talking to Priya. How much did you talk? We talked all night. She used to tell me when the match would be played.

She used to wait. We used to talk all night. For three to four days? Yes, we used to talk. I felt that she was fine. We used to talk all night. 3-4 hours? Yes, we used to talk properly. I used to feel that this girl is okay. So, you used to keep your time and schedule aside. Yes, she was also very busy studying.

Her studies were also getting disturbed. Her mind was wandering. You ruined her routine. So, we started talking. We talked on video calls. Then the tournament ended.

I told him to meet me. I told him that I want to meet you. When I told him that we had gone to Goa after playing the tournament, I told him I love you. He had the same problem at home.

Did you tell him first? Yes, I told him I love you. Then he said it. He had 3-4 conditions that if I come in a relationship, I will have to live like this. What conditions? The condition was that if he is coming, then I will have to get married. And we will not be able to meet so much.

There are such things in my house. So there were a few more. I had to get married. So, I went to the first meeting. His family was not happy with me. They didn't know how things were going. They didn't know how things were going. So, he came with his whole gang.

What do you mean by whole gang? I mean, his brother, his friend, his sister. So, he came to the first meeting. He came to the first meeting. My brother was with me, Wasim. He had come. In the first meeting? Yes, in the first meeting. My brother was with me, Wasim bhai.

I also reached there in a casual way. It was a short walk. I did well and people started recognizing me. I went to the mall. 5-6 people came. My family members didn't let me go alone.

It was like I was going to meet a guy. It was 10 pm. I had a flight to catch. It was 10 o'clock. I had a flight to catch. It was 10.30. Her brother and sister came. How many people came? Her brother, her sister and her two friends.

4-5 people came. 4-5 people came to meet her for the first time. I saw her for the first time. I mean, my friend was making videos with her. We ate together and spent time together. I couldn't talk to her.

I was feeling shy. My friend was walking with her. So we ate together, spent time together. So I couldn't even talk to her. I was feeling shy. I was meeting a girl. I would shy tap in front of the girl. If the girl comes, if she talks to me, I would be like, okay, I'll see.

You would get excited. Yes, I would get excited. I couldn't do it. I couldn't talk to her that much. So, things started from there. It's only been three years now. I mean, there was an engagement. So, there were relationships in his house.

Relationships started coming in. How the marriage was happening. In the middle, it was like things would end. Then his brother supported him, his sister supported him. They were asking if he could get married. I said yes brother, that is why I am in a relationship.

I can definitely get married. Why not? So, they talked and then the matter spread. So, I told you about the one in 2023. He also had to fight for the elections. He also had to win.

Now you know he is the MP. So, both of them wanted to do well. I became the MP and I want to do well in 2023. So, there was pressure to do well. So, everything will keep getting better. I did well in 2023. You won.

Yes, I won the elections. So, everything. Then the main thing was, Big sister, big brother-in-law, yes, it was very important to tell them, they also got angry, how will it go like this at home,

that it has never happened at home, you are doing such things, so that was also, how will sister and brother-in-law agree. So, as I made them, I went to meet them for the first time, started asking, what do you do, how much money he had.

He said he had given me, and then he called my father.

He said he would not agree. He did not tell me that he would agree so easily. So, he called me. What did you talk to your father about? I did not talk to him. He handled everything. He told me how it was. I was in my last year of retirement, when I was in my 13 crores. He was not giving his daughter in the wrong hands,

how the boy will be, how he will earn money, how he will keep my daughter. So, he was thinking how to keep her. And he was thinking about the caste, he was thinking about the caste, he was thinking about the caste, he was thinking about the caste, he was thinking about the caste, he was thinking about the caste, I was sitting there, touching his feet. I was nervous in front of uncle and sister. I touched his feet. I didn't even touch his hands.

I mean, it was like that.

Like before, he was from a distance.

Right, right. So, we had a conversation. How can I retain? I mean, I am going to get so much money. They have no idea about cricket. They have been in politics since childhood.

They had no idea that such things exist. He thought that he would be happy with his daughter. So, my brother-in-law took care of everything. Did you ever change yourself after coming into a relationship with Priya? Yes, change means... You changed your personality?

Yes, I have changed a lot because you have to change things because you are in a relationship. What have you changed about yourself? Care a lot, I mean...

What? What care?

Care means, in small things, girls... Sorry, girls know that they like small things. That pamper them, convince them, all those things. How to live in a relationship. I was there for the first time, so I got to know how to live, how to convince a girl. So I learned all these things, I changed myself a little bit.

That brother, this is how the relationship will work, it will not work like this. If there is a fight, then you have left it. If there is a fight at night, then you are sleep. It's already bad in the morning. So, if there is a fight at night, you should do your business, sleep and start again in the morning. When you come in a relationship, the boys get a little crazy.

They get a little extra. They are ready to do everything. Have you ever done anything like this? Now, he has said it, so now at night... This is the fight for this. I don't do anything. You don't do anything? She keeps fighting, you don't do this.

What don't you do? What complaints do you make? Complaints that you don't convince me, you don't give me a surprise, you are not romantic.

Why not? Rana bhai, don't you do anything in this?

I said, this is the first time for me and her. So, I was trying to understand how relationships work. So, those things. It's a little difficult to date when you both are a type of public figure. Their life is not very public. Because they have to manage everything.

I had a lot of difficulty in this thing. Because we didn't meet. I mean, in months. And even if we met, to meet with our family. She used to come with her family's sister. And we never met in public.

I mean, it shouldn't seem like she is Rinku's girlfriend. So, she is in a relationship. So, she used to come with her brother or sister. So, the initial time was very tough for us because we didn't meet for two months. Once, it had been five months.

You met? Yes, we met 5 months ago. It was a long distance. She lived in Delhi. I lived here. So, her family didn't allow us to meet. So, we met occasionally.

I remember it very well. What can I say?

It's fine.

But, you still travel a lot. Both of you must be very busy with your tours. I'll tell you. We used to talk a lot before. When she was not an MP. Now she is an MP. She leaves in the morning. She leaves at 10. She comes back at 8 or 9. We talk less now. We talk only at night.

So, we talk less now. Does it matter in cricket? When your partner is watching you play. Has it ever happened that she has come to watch? All the matches that I have watched, all of them were good.

There is extra pressure from inside.

There is a little bit of pressure. Yes, she has come to watch. I have to do a little bit better. Otherwise, she will hear that I have come and I didn't do well today. Otherwise, people will say that I didn't do well. But all the matches that I have watched, Priya, all of them were good. I watched the last one yesterday as well.

I scored 57. Right. There was a Bangladesh match. I scored 50 in that as well. I watched that as well. All the matches that I have watched, all of them were good.

Tell me one thing. What was the biggest risk you have taken in this? In love? What is the biggest risk you have taken in a relationship? If I tell you, it will be a problem at home.

Tell me off camera.

Okay.

Thank you, thank you, brother.

If anyone else was asking, you can see.

I enjoyed it.

I don't want to ask anything else. You told me everything. It was fun.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much. It was great.

You are doing great. You are the only one who comes to my feed.

He is very good.

Karan and Arjula's show was going on. Can we talk?

Yes, of course.

You make me feel comfortable. It's good. You're comfortable now. Tell us something else. I've been sleeping for the past 3 days. People give me answers. Like, they tell me how to answer.

When I'm going to bat, I'm thinking about what to answer. These things were going on in my mind.

High tension.

I'm your brother. It's fun to watch the podcast. I tell you, it keeps coming in your feed. Like you say motivational, that also comes.

Great, that's it. Greetings, motivational talks. It will be fun.

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