Indian cricketers in WC squad who rose from poverty

Rohit Sharma is currently leading Team India in the ODI World Cup 2023, hosted by India.

There are many Indian cricketers in the WC squad who rose from poverty and now earn crores.

Hardik Pandya battled poverty, and used to have just Rs 5 per day for his daily meals.

Mohammed Shami is the son of a farmer, who used to cycle everyday to drop him to cricket coaching in his village.

Jasprit Bumrah used to only have one pair of shorts and tshirt for training, and couldn't afford proper cricket coaching.

Ravindra Jadeja's father was a watchman in Gujarat and his family lived in a one-bedroom flat.

Kuldeep Yadav's father used to run a brick kiln and the family saved money for his cricket training.

Mohammed Siraj is the son of an auto driver, and rose from poverty to earn crores as a cricketer.

While he was not selected in the WC squad, Yashasvi Jaiswal also hails from a poor background is a promising up and comer in Indian cricket.