Inside the lives of the world's first Street Child Cricket World Cup champions

The Mumbai contingent of the champion cricket team has had to overcome various obstacles to clock in the win at Lord’s

Jun 10, 2019, 17:53 IST4 min

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Siddiqui hangs out with her friends after a game of cricket. Her propensity to learn new things drew her towards the game as well as to a neighbourhood gym, which the four members from Indi...

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Bhavani Mayavan, 15, watches cricket with her father and brothers at her 10x10 foot-home in Mumbai&rsquos Cheeta Camp. An MS Dhoni fan, Mayavan has learned to play cricket from her brothers...

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Md Irfan, 14, takes a break after a hectic practice session in the days leading up to the Street Child World Cup in England. Irfan loves to sketch, a skill he has picked up from his mother,...

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Irfan climbs up a slide at the park where they practice cricket. The game is a hobby for the diminutive teen, who would love to be a cartoonist. Every evening, once he&rsquos done with cric...

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Mani Ratinam, or Surya as he is known locally, runs in to catch a ball during practice. The 17-year-old wants to become a cricketer, like his idol Sachin Tendulkar, and is looking for a clu...

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Mayavan all set to play a match with her brothers and friends. They are often cramped for space at the dingy, labyrinthine lanes in her neighbourhood, with fears of electrocution from a mes...

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(From left) Irfan (with his back towards the camera), Mayavan, Irfan&rsquos mother, Mayavan&rsquos mother, Mayavan and Ratinam hang out after a gym session.

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