5 players who took up cricket against their family's wishes

A career in sport comes with its own set of hurdles and cricket is no exception to this. For some, these hurdles come in the journey towards becoming a professional; however, for a few, they come even before the first step is taken.This happens when the family of the individual, particularly the parents, are not willing to let him or her take up the sport. Cricket has quite a few examples of players who has to face the opposition of their parents, or at least one of them, before finally taking off.Here are 5 cricketers who took up the game against their family’s wishes:

#5 Devraj Patil

Devraj Patil left his home to play cricket

KPL cricketer Devraj Patil has played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also had a brief stint with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. Patil, however, had to undergo a lot of opposition from his family before pursuing his career.

His father and the rest of his family were least interested in the game and were unhappy when a friend of their son motivated him to make a move to Bengaluru from his home town. Despite this, Devraj shifted to the city thanks to support from his uncle and ended up earning and IPL contract with RCB.