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'That’s When I Decided…': Rahane's Reveals How Father's Quiet Sacrifice Shaped His Journey
New Delhi: Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane has revealed how a childhood experience during his early cricketing days became the defining moment behind his motivation to succeed, sharing that his father's quiet sacrifice instilled in him the determination to play for his family.
Reflecting on his journey from a seven-year-old commuting to cricket practice in Mumbai to representing India at the highest level, Rahane recounted the incident in which his father gradually encouraged him to become independent, only for him to discover years later that he had never truly been alone.
“When I was at the age of seven, I was travelling by local train. On the first day, my father came and dropped me. He had to take leave from his office and he didn't get paid at that time. The second day, he said, ‘You will have to travel alone by local train.’ I was just seven. At the age of seven, travelling with my own kit bag, the packed local train in the early hours in Mumbai,” Rahane said on BBC Sport.
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