“Saying farewell to your favourite thing isn’t straightforward, my buddy,” Tiwary, now 34, stated afterwards. “After I left the dressing room and was getting into the bottom, it was very emotional. My entire journey, from the time I used to be a child to now, flashed earlier than my eyes. I began my profession right here [at Keenan Stadium] and am ending right here too. My favourite folks, together with my coach [Kajal Das] had come to be a part of the event. Generally, it is tough to specific the sensation.”
As soon as the farewell match obtained over, Tiwary walked over the pitch, tears in his eyes, bent down and kissed the turf. Das, who has additionally coached the Jharkhand crew up to now, was in attendance, and recalled an previous story that offers you a glimpse into Tiwary the particular person.
“He should have been 15 or 16, and a ball hit his head throughout coaching. He wanted some stitches. He went to the hospital and got here proper again to me. I advised him to pad up and go bat within the nets [and he did so] – I wished to see if he was scared and wished to take a look at him,” Das stated. “I’ve by no means had a scholar as devoted as Saurabh. His keenness to be on the floor and his starvation for runs is unmatched.”
“Cricket has taught me two issues. One is that you’ve got to struggle for the whole lot, and the second is that you simply want to perceive you will not get the whole lot in life. Some issues will stay out of attain,” Tiwary stated. “I had a dream that we are going to win the Ranji Trophy however I could not obtain it. That takes us again to the thing about combating for the whole lot. I’ll now attempt to play my half in serving to the crew win the Ranji Trophy, however from the surface. And I’ll do no matter I can to make it occur.”
