Bengaluru, April 9 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Romario Shepherd reflected on his journey from growing up in Linden, Guyana, to representing one of the biggest franchises in the IPL, while also speaking about his early cricketing days, inspiration from Dwayne Bravo, his breakthrough in white-ball cricket, and life inside the RCB dressing room.

Named after football legend Romario, Shepherd recalled his earliest memories of cricket when he had to improvise with whatever was available, according to a press release from the RCB.

"I used to play cricket in a small opening in my yard. Sometimes we made the ball with wood or used coconut branches to make a bat," he recalled. "Whenever the ball hit your shin, there were no pads be...