Priyansh Arya coach reveals Punjab Kings Sensation's story of £ 45000; 'Not even Gautam Gambhir Request' | Mint

The Priyansh Arya -Rage took the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) with storm after the Punjab Kings opener hit a girl hundred against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) a few days ago. Despite a lack of support on the other hand, the 24-year-old Southpaw continued and became the second fastest Indian and the fastest incompetent player to achieve an IPL hundred. While the son of Ashok Nagar of Delhi became a domestic fame within a few days, his child coach Sanjay Bhay Bharadwaj revealed how Priyansh Arya gave it to Delhi in his early days. After forming Priyansh Arya from his younger days, Sanjay Bharadwaj knew the strengths of his division. But breaking into the ranks of Delhi cricket is not easy. However, it was Sanjay Bharadwaj, who went out of him and paid a £ 45,000 entrance fee, so his pupil could play a club tournament and eventually have a shot at the U-19 trials. According to Sanjay Bharadwaj, Priyansh Arya was not in the scheme of Delhi’s U-19 selection process and wanted his division to play in the club tournament, arranged by a former Indian player. “The U19 selector was Gurushharan Singh. I wanted Priyansh to play in the tournament because I was confident he would become the player of the series. I thought if he performed well, I would ask Gurushharan to consider him for a hearing,” Bharadwaj told HT. “Even asked Gambhir even: Priyansh Arya’s coach finally provided Priyansh Arya after winning the player of the series while his club won the tournament. Since then, there has been no looking back at Priyansh. He graduated from the Delhi senior team and scored 222 runs at a strike rate as 166.91 in the 2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy before seizing the news with his six sixes in Delhi Premier League. Despite Priyansh Arya’s success, Sanjay Bharadwaj was not convinced to see how his ward pays live in the stadium. “I never made any request for passes. I didn’t even request Gautam Gambhir. I don’t need passes. I watch matches on television. In the Delhi Premier League, I told him that up to 100 runs, I wouldn’t have come to watch your game. The same day he beat one hundred and six 6s. Then I was going to meet him, ‘he says. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap. First published: 10 Apr 2025, 05:04 IST