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But for 20-year-old Aryaman Birla - who was bought by Rajasthan Royals - for Rs 30 Lakh, the money wouldn't have really mattered. He is the son of industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, who has a net worth of close to 12.7 billion dollars.
Aryaman, though has been in good form for Madhya Pradesh and was the top-scorer in the CK Nayudu Trophy where he scored 795 runs in six matches from 11 innings at an average of 79.50.
Birla has played one Ranji Trophy game but sees the IPL as an opportunity to highlight his talent.
“It is a huge learning curve for me. For a young cricketer, this is a huge opportunity and I am really excited to be part of the side and share the dressing room with so many legends,” Aryaman is quoted as saying by Sportstar.
Coming from Mumbai, Aryaman moved to Madhya Pradesh because of lack of opportunities.
“I moved to MP some three years ago. I wasn’t getting opportunities in Mumbai, and that’s when I got a chance to play for Rewa district in MP. Even coming to that team was not easy; I had to perform to book a place. I am glad I did that,” Aryaman adds further.
His parents too were delighted,
“My parents (Kumar Mangalam and Neerja Birla) are very happy. I was in the ground during the auction, and I only heard about it after the auction got over. The entire family is extremely happy,” he says.
Virender Sehwag too bought his own nephew - Mayank Dagar - for Kings XI Punjab.
Dagar was picked up for Rs.20 Lakh and has played 13 T20 matches, taking 12 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.34. His best figures are of 3/28.
First Published: January 29, 2018, 5:31 PM IST