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The 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has made waves for talented debuts and intense cricketing skills from youngsters, including Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, and Shaik Rasheed. However, it perhaps also lost out on showcasing the lesser-known Indian cricketing powerhouses, many of whom played Under-19 at the world stage. One such player, carrying an emotional journey, is 18-year-old Mohammad Amaan.
Orphaned at 16, Amaan lost his mother during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Two years later, his father, Mehtab, a jobless truck driver, succumbed to illness, leaving Amaan as the sole guardian of three siblings....