India, March 26 -- IPL stories can be tear-jerking for sure.

Most of the budding Indian cricketers come from underprivileged backgrounds, and their progression to the IPL in the face of adversity can move anyone to tears.

Mangesh Yadav is one such story, if you remember. Last year at the auction, Mangesh, son of a truck driver, fetched Rs.5.2 crore and joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Stories like that make the IPL a truly remarkable event. Not just the Indian cricketers, the IPL has also changed the lives of many foreign cricketers who, prior to their associations, were not exactly rich.

Mangesh, who is a left-arm seam bowler, and his father recently sat down with RCB Bold Diaries, and recounted how they struggled together. A...