“Like any great player, he will also go through ups and downs. That is the uniqueness of sport. He will fail. He will go down. But this is what sport trains you for. You get up and give a better performance in the next game. That is very integral to preparing you for life. Life will never be a one-way street where you only rise.
“I am sure the boy, given his performances throughout this season and as part of the U-19 team, would have seen many failures. But in the next game, he would have tried to perform even better and help his team win,” says Dhumal.
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The veteran administrator adds that the youngster would need a lot of support to maintain the right mental space for the challenges that come his way.
“I feel the BCCI and the franchise would need to handhold him in terms of showing him the right way so that his temperament stays intact. Because sport is not only about physical skill, it is also about mental toughness.
“And definitely, we will do our bit to make sure that the kind of skill set he has allows him to perform for India for many, many years to come,” adds Dhumal.