Centurion Priyansh Arya’s Friends Told Punjab Kings Star He Wouldn’t Get Rs 1 Crore In IPL, Then…

In simply his fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) innings, Priyansh Arya introduced his arrival within the match, smashing a century for Punjab Kings (PBKS) of their match in opposition to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The 24-year-old impressed on his debut with a quickfire 47, earlier than registering scores of seven and 0 previous to the sport in opposition to CSK. Speaking to The Hindustan Times, Priyansh’s childhood coach, Sanjay Bhardwaj of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy, whose alumni embody India head coach Gautam Gambhir, Nitish Rana, and Amit Mishra, recalled how he managed to get the southpaw into the Delhi U19 choice trials.

(*1*) mentioned Bharadwaj.

“By God’s grace, everything happened. Priyansh Arya gave the trial match. We won the tournament. He became the Player of the Series. Ajay Jadeja awarded him a bat,” he added.

Priyansh, who had a base worth of Rs 30 lakh, was roped in by PBKS for Rs 3.8 crore, however his associates had advised him that he will not fetch greater than Rs 1 crore. 

“He is like my own child. I always believed that Priyansh Arya would fetch good money at the auction. Priyansh told me his friends said he wouldn’t get more than Rs crore. But I told his father that Priyansh would at least get Rs 2.70 crore,” he mentioned.

Speaking to information company PTI, Bhardwaj additionally expressed the will to see his ward in India whites.

“Abhi us pe bahot kaam baaki hai (He is a work in progress). We will work at my academy in Bhopal after IPL so that he can become a Delhi regular in Ranji Trophy,” Bhardwaj mentioned.