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At the beginning of the national league he wasn't getting any run at all and on the bowling front too he was wicketless. It was such a frustrating experience for the cricketer that he decided to quit cricketing. " I had told my fellow team-mate Tushar bhai that I would go to Canada to stay there with my elder brother Bikash", Alok reminiscences his days of struggle. However, the Manager of the side decided to give Alok the last chance. The second manager of the side Arman, asked Alok what he would do, as he was getting neither runs nor wickets. Alok's answer was surprising; he wanted to open for the side. Alok explains the reason " I wasn't getting enough balls to play. My plan was to play as many balls possible".
In the next match Alok scored a marvellous 76 and took 5 wickets against Dhaka.
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That right there is the sign of a man with a backbone. A similar example would be: Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time and possibly the greatest sportsman, was dropped from his high school varsity basketball team.