Noida. Shivam Mavi of Seena, a small village in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, made his international debut in the first T20 against Sri Lanka and took 4 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. This is also January and it was January when Shivam Mavi caught the attention of the whole world by conceding just 6 runs in four overs with three maidens against Pakistan in the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup 2018. Shivam Mavi bowled brilliantly in all the matches of the World Cup 2018. Seeing his great performance, Kolkata Knight Riders bought him.
Coach Phoolchand Sharma’s hard work and strict discipline also have an important role in this brilliant performance of Indian cricket team’s fast bowler Shivam Mavi. In an exclusive interview with News18 Hindi, coach Phoolchand Sharma told that Shivam is a very disciplined, calm and serious player. He told that so far in his cricket career, Shivam Mavi had been very disappointed twice. For the first time when under-14 played from Delhi and took maximum wickets. Then the next year he was not even put in the under-16 camp in Delhi. Then Shivam was very disappointed. After this I decided not to feed him from Delhi and started feeding him from UP.
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‘Was very disappointed just before the second IPL’
Coach Phoolchand Sharma told that when he got injured before the second IPL of his career, he became very emotional. It took him a full year to recover from the injury. He missed the entire IPL that year. He kept sitting outside. Here Shivam did not forget to thank Mavi’s coach KKR. He said that the KKR team reposed faith in Shivam and took him back to the team next year. Both the times I told Shivam the same thing that focus on your game, keep the disappointment aside and move towards your target with double enthusiasm.
Indian fast bowler Shivam Mavi took 4 wickets in his debut match. (AP)
‘Selection was not done in the Under-19 World Cup team’
Indian pacer Shivam Mavi’s coach Sharma told that when the Under-19 World Cup team was being formed, 15 players had been selected. Meanwhile, the England team had come to Mumbai. There, there was a camp for 30 under-19 players, out of which Rahul Dravid had selected 15. Then I got a phone call from Shivam and he said that the team has been formed and my name did not figure in it. The funny thing was that the next day there was to be a practice match with the England team.
Then how did Shivam reach the Under 19 team?
I told Shivam to do well in the practice match with England tomorrow. If Rahul Dravid watches that match then your selection will be 100%. In that match, Shivam Mavi took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 10 overs. After that he also scored 25 not out in the 9th wicket partnership and won the match. The result was that as soon as Shivam came out of the ground, Rahul Dravid said, ‘You are selected’. After that Shivam got very emotional and called me that my name has come in the team.
Coach Sharma’s big message for Shivam Mavi
Coach Sharma told that Shivam Mavi’s father Pankaj Mavi has met me only three times so far. For the first time, at the age of 11, he gave Shivam’s hand to me and said that I am going to hand over my child to you. Academy came for the second time after the Under-19 World Cup and for the third time when he was selected for the World Cup. During the conversation, coach Phoolchand Sharma gave a big message to Shivam and said that he has to play long, so he has to avoid injuries. He has to keep working on his fitness continuously. You have to strictly follow your schedule.
Indian pacer Shivam comes from a farming family
Shivam Mavi is from the farmer family of Sina village of Mawana in 1998. His father Pankaj Mavi is a contractor in the Noida Development Authority. His father brought Shivam to Noida for studies at the age of five. Apart from being a right-arm fast bowler, Shivam is also a great batsman. His mother Kavita and elder sister Shalu Mavi live in Noida. This bowler, who bowls above the speed of 145 km per hour, has been struggling a lot with injuries. He also suffered a minor injury in the first international T20 match against Sri Lanka, from which he performed brilliantly in the 2 overs after recovering.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 05, 2023, 08:43 IST