My father is a huge cricket fan. When I was little we both watched the game. I learned many basic skills needed to play cricket from my father. My father brought me a bat when I was 6 months old and it was my first cricket bat. I took care of that bat and now it is in India. For two years I couldn't lift the (wooden) cricket bat because it's heavy, I would play with a plastic bat. At first it was difficult for me to learn cricket because there are many rules. Since I lived in a city and didn't always have access to land, I played with my friends on the