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'Politician's children can be netas but cricketer's kids cannot be cricketers'

Mysore/Mysuru: The second session for the day was on 'Cricket as democracy in action' where journalist Rajdeep Sardesai was in conversation with Charu Sharma. Rajdeep spoke about how India is the most…

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Published July 24, 2022 · 2 min read
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Mysore/Mysuru: The second session for the day was on 'Cricket as democracy in action' where journalist Rajdeep Sardesai was in conversation with Charu Sharma. Rajdeep spoke about how India is the most aspirational society where the hunger to achieve comes from tier 2 cities.

"A politician's son or daughter can become a politician easily, but the case is different for a cricketer as their parents cannot help them to score runs and perform," Sardesai said during the course of the conversation. He quoted examples from his father Dilip Sardesai’s life. His father learnt to play cricket from a tailor, who coached him after listening to the commentary on the radio.

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