From selling veggies to playing cricket: Baroda teen fast-tracks to U-19 India A team

Despite facing hardship when his father’s choreography business faltered during the pandemic, forcing him to help sell vegetables, 18-year-old Ashutosh Mahida’s cricketing dream has taken flight. The young fast bowler has now debuted for the India A Under-19 team in a triangular series, a significant step towards his aspiration of playing for India.