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| With his new-found riches the first task Nathu Singh wants to undertake is to build a house for his parents. |
February 7, 2016, NewsCrunch
Till he was sold for Rs 3.2 crore at the 9th IPL auction to Mumbai Indians, the largest amount of money Nathu Singh had seen was Rs 12,000.
His family lived in a ramshackle house shown in the picture above. If you look closely you will notice that it does not even have a roof, just asbestos sheets.
With his new-found riches the first task Nathu Singh wants to undertake is to build a house for his parents.
His father Bharat Singh, an unskilled worker at a small factory which makes electric wires, earns a monthly salary of Rs 8,000.
It was with that salary he had to support the cricketing ambitions of his son Nathu Singh, besides supporting his family.
The biggest challenge was in paying for Surana Cricket Academy, which charged an annual fee of Rs 10,000.
The Times of India reports that Bharat Singh had to borrow the money from a local lender who charged a monthly interest of two per cent. That is, he had to pay interest of Rs 2,000 on the borrowed amount every year, let alone paying the principal.
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| Nathu Singh's father Bharat Singh, an unskilled worker at a small factory which makes electric wires, earns a monthly salary of Rs 8,000. |
The coming year he knew that he may have to arrange for another Rs 10,000 to pay for continued coaching. But he still took a leap of faith in his son's abilities.
Anshu Jain of Surana, a former Ranji player himself, offered a huge discount realising the financial stress on the family.
But Nathu Singh still had to bear other expenses, sporting kit and shoes, to name some, which came second hand from helpful seniors.
The effort paid off on Saturday when said Mumbai Indians bought Nathu Singh after intense bidding.