There are many such players in the cricket world who have to face many difficulties in childhood and after that they make a big name for themselves in the game. In this episode, there is an Indian player who used to beg food on the streets but now he is a superstar.

Let us tell you that there are many such examples in Indian cricket, whose childhood was spent in extreme poverty but today they are superstars and earn crores of rupees. If we talk about young players, then the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal is included in it, who played cricket by selling Pani Puri and there is another such player included.

This player used to eat food by begging from people on the streets

Actually, the player we are talking about here is none other than Team India's legendary all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Hardik's childhood was also spent in extreme poverty and he had revealed this once, when he told about his childhood.

In fact, Hardik once told in an interview that when he was young, he did not have money to eat food and in such a situation, he used to ask for food from anyone on the road. Not only this, many times he had to fill his stomach by eating Maggi and sometimes he had to stay hungry.

Hardik Pandya has been a topic of discussion for some time now

If we talk about Hardik, he has been a topic of discussion for some time now.

He has recently decided to separate from his wife Natasha Stankovic and both of them have got divorced. Both of them got married in the year 2020 but this marriage could last only for 4 years and now both of them have parted ways.

Hardik and Natasha also have a son and currently he lives with his mother. Pandya is currently going through some difficult moments in his life and he was trolled a lot during this time.

Could not become captain of Indian team

Hardik Pandya captained Gujarat in IPL for two years and made his team the champion. After this, he was considered the next captain of India.

Not only this, he also captained Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma.

Apart from this, he was also the vice-captain of India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, but when Rohit retired, Suryakumar Yadav was appointed the new captain in place of Hardik. Hardik was dropped from this race citing his fitness.