Eyeing greater glory: Nafees takes the path untrodden
Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Yusha Nafees, part of India's bronze medal winning men's team at the World Squash Junior Championships, makes a request: "Hum Hindi mein baat kar sakte hai please? Meri English zara slow hai abhi (Can we speak in Hindi please? My English isn't the best as yet)."
It's not typical of a youngster pursuing squash, among the most elite sports in India. Then again, little about this 17-year-old's journey in squash is typical.
Growing up in Dhampur - a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, known for its sugar mills where his father is employed - Nafees remembers playing the game with torn balls stuck together with glue, because buying new ones frequently was a luxury beyond his family's means then.
Fresher in his mind is the near ...
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