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has many  players  who have       go, they remain connected to
        emerged from Indian domestic      the roots of their motherland and
        cricket. American team captain    contribute to the development
        Monank Patel has also played for   of their Karambhoomi, the
        Gujarat's under-16 and under-18   country they live and work in.
        teams. Saurabh from Mumbai,           My dear countrymen, there is
        Harmeet Singh and Milind Kumar    no greater sorrow for any parent
        from Delhi are all the pride of   than losing one’s own child. The
        the American team. The Oman       pain of losing a very young child
        team today has many players       is deeper. Just a  few days ago,
        who have previously played for    we lost Aalin Sherin Abraham,
        different states of India. Players   a little innocent girl from Kerala.
        like Jatinder Singh, Vinayak      She left this world at the age of
        Shukla, Karan,  Jai and Ashish    just 10 months. Imagine—she
        are strong links that bind Oman   had a whole life ahead of her,
        cricket. Players of Indian origin   which abruptly ended. So many
        are also ensuring their place in   dreams and joys remained
        the teams of New Zealand, UAE     unfulfilled.  The  pain  her  parents
        and Italy.  There are countless   must be undergoing is beyond
        such players  of Indian origin    any expression in words. But
        who are bringing pride to their   even amidst such profound
        respective countries, becoming    pain,  Aalin's  father,  Arun
        an inspiration for the youth      Abraham, and mother, Sherin,
        there. This is the hallmark of    made  a  decision  that  has  filled
        Indianness. Wherever Indians      up the heart of every citizen
























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