India, Nov. 13 -- By Diptayan Hazra

Doha [Qatar], November 13 (ANI): Samay Shrivastava, born in Bhopal, has been part of the Oman cricket team since 2022, will represent Oman in the Asia Cup Rising Stars, starting from Friday.

Shrivastava's story is one of persistence and belief. Reflecting on his early days in Indian domestic cricket, he said, "I used to play for Madhya Pradesh. Basically, I am from Bhopal. I used to play in age groups like Under-15, 17, 19, 23, 25. I was in the Ranji Trophy squad for 3-4 years but didn't get a game."

Determined to continue his cricketing pursuit, he made a bold move in 2019 that changed everything.

"Then I switched to Oman in 2019. One of my coach's friends, Mr. Ahmed Khan, who lives in Oman, called...