Dhruv Shorey opens up on leaving Delhi, Vidarbha move and choosing cricket over job security [Exclusive Interview]

Dhruv Shorey ne pichle kuch saalon mein Indian domestic cricket mein ek behad bharosemand performer ke roop mein apni ek alag pehchan banayi hai. Is right-handed batter ne 77 first-class matches mein 48.70 ki average se 5,455 runs banaye hain, jisme 15 centuries aur 24 fifties shamil hain. Unhone 81 List A matches mein bhi 44.81 ki average se 3,227 runs score kiye hain.

Halaanki, Shorey ka ye safar bina kisi mushkil faislon aur utaar-chadhaav ke nahi raha. Apne career ka ek bada hissa Delhi ke liye khelne ke baad, is batter ne aakhirkar Vidarbha ka rukh karne ka faisla kiya. Unhone apne us jaane-pehchane mahaul aur conditions ko peeche chhod diya jahan unhone kaafi success haasil ki thi.

Shorey ko cricket field se door bhi kuch bade aur zaroori faisle lene pade the. Apne pita ko khone ke baad, unhone apne parivaar ko thodi stability dene ke liye Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ke saath ek job join kar li thi. Lekin, highest level par cricket khelne ka unka sapna kabhi dhundhla nahi pada, aur aakhirkar unhone is sport ko full-time career ke roop mein chunne ka faisla kiya.

Is batter ne Vidarbha ke saath bhi kaafi success enjoy ki hai. Is move ne unhe ek aisi team ka hissa banne ka mauka diya jo lagatar domestic trophies ke liye ladti hai aur jeetti aayi hai. Is mushkil badlaav ke baawजूद, Shorey ka kehna hai ki unhe Delhi chhodne ka koi afsos nahi hai aur woh Vidarbha mein apne cricket ka poora lutf utha rahe hain.

CricTracker ke saath ek khuli baat-cheet ke dauraan, Shorey ne Delhi chhodne ke apne faisle, Vidarbha move aur apne pita ke nidhhan ke baad ke us mushkil daur ke baare mein khulkar baatein share keen.

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Delhi ko chhodkar Vidarbha shift hona aapke liye kitna mushkil tha? Kya aapko is faisle par koi afsos ya regret hai?

Nahi, sach kahun toh bilkul nahi. Shuruat mein ye thoda mushkil tha kyunki aap apna ghar chhod rahe hote hain. Aap apna home ground chhod rahe hote hain. Maine Delhi mein, yani Feroz Shah Kotla mein bohot saari cricket kheli hai. Main wahan ki conditions ko bohot acchi tarah jaanta tha aur wahan kaafi acche runs bhi bana raha tha. Isliye, apne home state ko chhodkar Vidarbha jaane ka faisla lena sach mein behad mushkil tha. Lekin sach mein mujhe is baat ka koi regret nahi hai. Bilkul koi afsos nahi hai. Main Vidarbha mein apni cricket ko bohot enjoy kar raha hoon aur hum trophies bhi jeet rahe hain. Ye sab bohot badhiya raha hai. Toh haan, main is waqt Vidarbha mein bohot khush hoon.

Apne pita ko khone ke baad, aapne family stability ke liye RBI mein ek job join ki thi. Woh daur kitna mushkil tha, aur aapko job security chhodkar full-time cricket khelne ka hausla kahan se mila?

Ye hausle ke baare mein nahi tha, actually. Mera aisa koi plan hi nahi tha. Plan humesha se cricket khelna hi tha. Aur jab tak ho sake cricket khelte rehna aur desh ke liye khelne ki koshish karna hi mera maksad tha. Aur us waqt, woh sach mein ek bohot hi mushkil daur tha. Aur zaahir hai, us samay meri umar bhi kaafi kam thi. Lekin fir bhi, main aaj tak RBI ka shukraguzar hoon ki unhone mujhe wahan naukri di. Aur woh hume kaafi khelne ke liye encourage karte hain. Woh hume tab tak khelne ke liye protsahit karte hain jab tak hum khel sakte hain. RBI ne hume humesha support kiya hai aur hum RBI ke sath bohot aage tak ja rahe hain. Us waqt mere liye job security lena ek zaroori kadam tha. Us daur mein facilities utni acchi nahi thi. Lekin aaj ke samay mein, ye government ki sabse behtareen facilities mein se ek hai. Aur jis tarah se woh apne sports person ko support karte hain, woh lajawab hai. Association ya institution ke roop mein judne ke liye ye sabse behtareen jagahon mein se ek hai.