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
By: Himadri Sharma
Bhavani Mayavan, 15, watches cricket with her father and brothers at her 10x10 foot-home in Mumbai’s Cheeta Camp. An MS Dhoni fan, Mayavan has learned to play cricket from her brothers and her friend Sachin. As her parents—her father is a municipal worker and mother a domestic help—set off for work during the day, Mayavan has a lot of time on her hands, which she spends honing her skills. She wants to grow up to be either a cricketer or a footballer.
