Almost 15 years ago Viswanath Samson took his 11-year-old kid to Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium to check the notice board outside which contained the list of the names of the children picked for the Delhi U13 camp from the trials held earlier.
Viswanath Samson was confident that Sanju’s name would be there on the list as his kid had caught everyone’s attention with his performance during the trials. However, the opposite happened. Sanju’s name was missing on the list while some others who seemingly fared poorly had managed to get in.
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The incensed father came home, took voluntary retirement from Delhi Police, and decided to return to their ancestral house in Kerala. Rest, as they say, is history as the next time Viswanath was back at Feroz Shah Kotla, his son was playing for Rajasthan Royals, against Mumbai Indians, in the Final of the Champions League T20.