Anuj Rawat currently playing for Delhi Senior Team. Only 20 years of Age. Anuj Rawat (born 17 October 1999) is an Indian cricketer.He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 4 October 2019, for Delhi in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Anuj Rawat, who hails from a small village of Uttarakhand was named the skipper of Indian U-19 cricket team back in 2018. Rawat’s fairytale journey from a remote village of India to leading Indian U-19 cricket team will leave everyone amazed.
Anuj Rawat belongs from a small village Roopur, near Ramnagar, in district Nainital. There are no sports coaching facilities near Anuj’s native village. Due to lack of cricket academy, Anuj was forced to join a small academy at Ramnagar, 5 km from his village.
Remembering the old days, Anuj’s father Virendra Pal Singh Rawat said, “I used to play cricket in my young days and it was my dream that my son should play cricket. When Anuj was small, he used to hold the cricket bat in right hand. His coach Satish Pokhriyal advised that his father if he wants his son to play professional cricket he should train him in New Delhi.”
Virendra Rawat took Satish Pokhriyal’s advise and admitted his son at Bal Bhawan International School. In the beginning, Anuj used to stay with his uncle and later took a rented apartment where he stays with his elder brother Prashant Rawat (Aman).
After a few years, Anuj joined the West Delhi Cricket Academy, run by Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s coach Rajkumar Sharma, and after that, he never looked back.
Despite mediocre income from farming, Rawat family struggled to continue with Anuj’s coaching. A portion of the loan was diverted to provide Anuj required facilities. However, the hard work of Rawat family paid off when Anuj got selected in the Ranji Trophy team of Delhi last year.
Talking about his son’s achievement, Virendra Pal Singh Rawat said, “We belong to a middle-class family and our financial condition makes it difficult to afford our kids to pursue a career in sports. It is because of blessing from family members and friends; my son was able to make it to the Indian team.”
Right from the day Anuj was named the captain of the under 19 Indian team, the remote Roopur village has witnessed a big movement of media. The village is home to about 40 families and local people are mostly engaged in farming. The Rawat family has 26 bigha agriculture land where they cultivate rice, wheat and sugarcane. Local residents say, “Anuj was able to make it big due to his talent and support of family. We are proud of his success.”
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