Rishabh Pant’s hustle to the top

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The most expensive Indian player in the IPL, Rishabh Pant, talked in an interview about how parents can totally shape a winning career.   📹: Star Sports India

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00:00I used to travel at 2 am in the morning.

00:02I used to stay with my relatives at the Gurudwara.

00:08I used to practice even when I was hit by a ball.

00:13How did you manage your studies and cricket together?

00:17I think my parents helped me more than my management.

00:22Like my parents used to say,

00:24you don't have a problem in sports, just don't fail.

00:27My parents always used to say that.

00:28I think it's difficult for every parent to be so supportive.

00:31But if the parents are supportive, then it helps a lot.

00:34How did you decide to travel from Roorkee to Delhi?

00:37How did your parents support you?

00:39Obviously, there is no work without my parents.

00:43I think my mother used to travel with me when I was young.

00:47My mother and I used to come by roadways and buses.

00:50We used to travel.

00:52We used to practice on Saturdays and Sundays.

00:55I used to travel at 2 am in the morning.

00:58I used to practice at 2 am in the morning.

01:00I used to stay with my relatives at the Gurudwara.

01:06I used to practice the next day and go back to Roorkee.

01:09I am from Roorkee.

01:11It's near Haridwar.

01:12I used to travel from there to practice.

01:16Since childhood, I have only played international cricket.

01:21My father and I had a dream that we wanted to play international cricket.

01:26My father always wanted me to make my son play cricket.

01:30Okay.

01:31Because he was already a cricketer.

01:34He had played in the university.

01:36At that time, Uttarakhand was in UP.

01:38Okay.

01:38My father always wanted me to make my son a cricketer.

01:44He used to make me practice since childhood.

01:46I started playing cricket when I was in UKG.

01:49Our coach, Mr. Aftar Singh, helped me a lot.

01:54I used to go there to practice.

01:55When I used to practice, my father used to make me practice with a synthetic ball on the terrace.

02:00He told me not to be afraid.

02:02Even if I hit the ball, he used to make me practice.

02:05That's how I became strong.

02:09Did you get hurt a lot?

02:10Yes, a lot.

02:11When I was a kid, my father used to tell me to become strong.

02:17We used to make small goals for ourselves.

02:22We used to say that we should play first-class cricket.

02:24We used to say that we should play the IPL.

02:26We used to say that we should play for India.

02:28We used to make small goals.

02:29We used to say that we should score 1000 runs this season.

02:32When we used to score 1000 runs, we used to tick the box that small goals are being scored.

02:36Because the ultimate goal was to play for India.

02:38Do you feel that your father is watching you and is proud of you?

02:43Yes, sir.

02:44I started playing cricket because of my father.

02:46I always play for him.

02:48My father supported me a lot.

02:50My mother and my family supported me a lot.

02:53If my father was with me now, I would have felt even better.

02:59But one thing is that I made my international debut when my father passed away.

03:05But at least he saw me and said that my son played internationally.

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