It has been my primary source of income from when I was a teenager. I made my first-class debut in 2007 and I have missed only 4 out of the 106 games my state side Tamil Nadu has played since then. Like with many people, in times of worry and distress, I too have tried relying on hindsight to put my life into perspective. Things seem bleak for anyone to even think about the resumption of cricket in India for now.

With the pandemic entering the bio secure bubble in the IPL, cricket has come to a screeching halt again in the country. India has accounted for over 3 lakh deaths so far and the unemployment rate is close to 7%. And I shudder every time I think about what their means to an end are? There are hundreds of those, unlike me though, who haven't managed to find that external source of income. Not to forget that the cancellation of the first-class season left us without a direct access to our livelihood. These are those male cricketers without IPL contracts, like me. The last 10 days or so have laid bare the plight of hundreds of domestic cricketers around India who've had to fend for themselves in the wake of their payments getting impacted due to the pandemic. And that puts me in a privileged position. Of course, I am one of the lucky cricketers to be employed by a leading corporate in Chennai.

For, if not for my venture into broadcasting over the past couple of years I would have struggled to contribute in making my thatha's life slightly more comfortable at the very end.

Loms tough too