The name of a pavilion or stadium in the name of great cricketers is not new. Such a step is taken after the retirement of many Indian cricketers. Recently, the Mumbai Cricket Association had a stand of Wankhede Stadium in the name of Rohit Sharma, who won two ICC Trophy for India. However, he has not yet retired. At the same time, Virat Kohli in Delhi and MS Dhoni in Ranchi have one pavilion each. But you will be surprised to know that the entire stadium has been named after all these years after a junior Indian cricketer. Even more shocking is that this player has not even made Team India debut. We are talking about Abhimanyu Ishwar.
Father built stadium
Dehradun has an entire stadium named after India’s First Class Cricketer Abhimanyu Ishwaran. Ranganathan Parameswaran Ishwar, the father of this 29 -year -old player, is a chartered accountant by profession. In 2005, he bought a large piece of land in Dehradun. The father of Ishwaran, who hails from Tamil Nadu, started building the stadium in 2006. For the last few years, this ground in Dehradun is being used by BCCI and Uttarakhand Cricket Association. Many domestic matches have also been organized.
How was the name?
Ishwaran’s father used to run a cricket academy since 1988. His company, inspired by the character of Mahabharata, named Abhimanyu Cricket Academy. When the son was born in 1995, he also named him Abhimanyu. At the same time, when the stadium was ready, it was also named Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium.
Cricketer wanted to become a father
Abhimanyu Ishwaran’s father may be a chartered accountant (CA) by profession, but sometimes he also wanted to become a cricketer, but it could not happen. After this, he decided to give his son a big place. He worked hard to become CA. Completed his studies by selling ice cream and newspaper in Dehradun. When he started earning, he decided to prepare a stadium in Dehradun, so that all the youth including his son can fulfill their dreams. Please tell that Abhimanyu has been the captain of India A. He was selected as a back-up opener for Team India on Australia round last year. But he did not get a chance to debut.