Dhawal Kulkarni Gets Sardesai Scholarship

The cash-rich Indian Premier League was not only about big money and superstars, but it also threw up some exciting and young talent with the potential to enter the big league. Nineteen-year-old Dhawal Kulkarni is one of the talented youngsters that IPL unearthed.

His performances in the Twenty20 format have impressed everyone. The Mumbai Indians bowler has been given an opportunity by Mumbai Cricket Association to train at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, Australia.

Kulkarni is the first cricketer of Mumbai to get the Dilip Sardesai Scholarship. Under-19 World Cup winning skipper Virat Kohli, Delhi’s Pradeep Sangwan and Uttar Pradesh’s Tanmay Srivastava will also be going Down Under. However, they have got the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The 12th standard student of Rizvi College said he learnt many things from IPL and also the legendary all-rounder Shaun Pollock. “It has been a great experience. I got an opportunity and I wanted to prove that I can perform at the T20 level in such a big tournament,” It was a great learning experience to play with Sachin sir, Shaun Pollock and all,” he added.

Kulkarni was amazed with the way his seniors used to prepare before the match. “The way they prepare before the game is different from how we do. Their attitude was different in the sense that they were relaxed,” he added. The youngster, who also did a decent job in the Ranji Trophy one-dayers said he learnt many things from Pollock. “He told me to bowl with rhythm.

Courtesy:DNA