India, June 11 -- When Sukhbir Singh Brar came to know that his teenaged son Gurnoor was passionate about cricket, he was more than happy to give wings to his dreams for two reasons. One, he truly wanted to be a supportive father. Two, being an ASI in Punjab Police he thought of it as a perfect way to ensure that the 17-year-old stays away from "bad company".

"As he was reaching late teens, I wanted my son to get into the sport apart from pursuing his studies so that he doesn't have time to indulge in anything else," Sukhbir recalled in an interview to PTI reflecting on his pacer son's rise at his upscale residence in Chandigarh's sector 125. "Also, systematic coaching means you don't keep any bad company. And moment Gurnoor joined Champ...