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Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL; Vaibhav (with the bat), with his elder brother Ujjwal (at the back), younger brother Ashirwad (right with toy in his hands), and his cousin. (Sportzpics and Special Arrangement)<\/p>\nBringing up Vaibhav Suryavanshi \u2013 from net practice behind Samastipur home to IPL arclights<\/p>\n
Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL; Vaibhav (with the bat), with his elder brother Ujjwal (at the back), younger brother Ashirwad (right with toy in his hands), and his cousin. (Sportzpics and Special Arrangement)<\/p>\n
For four years, before the sun made it to the horizon of Tajpur, a small village in Bihar\u2019s Samastipur district, Sanjeev Suryavanshi would set off on a 90-kilometre journey to Patna with his 9-year-old son Vaibhav and a bunch of other boys \u2013 a ritual every alternate day.<\/p>\n
\u201cVaibhav\u2019s father, my brother, took him to a cricket academy in Patna three to four times a week by road, along with other local bowlers so he could practise,\u201d said Rajeev Suryavanshi. \u201cMy sister-in-law, Aarti, woke up early to cook and pack meals for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Tajpur, a narrow lane off State Highway 49 lined with trees and greenery leads to Vaibhav\u2019s single-storey home. Next to it is a green netted practice area, with a concrete pitch in one half and a turf pitch on the other, built by Vaibhav\u2019s family to nurture his talent.<\/p>\n