{"id":966,"date":"2026-04-07T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/najafgarh-prince-turns-tennis-ball-yorker-dreams-into-ipl-aspirations"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:55:59","slug":"najafgarh-prince-turns-tennis-ball-yorker-dreams-into-ipl-aspirations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/najafgarh-prince-turns-tennis-ball-yorker-dreams-into-ipl-aspirations","title":{"rendered":"Najafgarh Prince Turns Tennis-Ball Yorker Dreams Into IPL Aspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, Najafgarh Railway Protection Force ASI Ram Niwas found himself unusually tense about his youngest son, Prince. The boy wasn\u2019t chasing the usual targets in his free time\u2014he was fixated on bowling yorkers at tennis-ball meet-ups. Yet Prince\u2019s reply to his father\u2019s worries was immediate and calm: \u201cPapa, aap mera chinta karna chhod dijiye. Main apne se kuch kar loonga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to 2026, and that unhurried confidence has turned into something far more tangible. Prince is now a swing-bowling sensation for Lucknow Super Giants, having already breached the setups of seasoned India internationals in consecutive IPL matches, with Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan named among the victims. The father, who once had to coax him into structured pathways, says he always had to believe in the passion\u2014even when it looked like an uncertain bet.<\/p>\n<h3>Quick facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince is a Lucknow Super Giants swing-bowling prospect in IPL 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Ram Niwas feared for Prince\u2019s future because, until he was 18, he had not bowled with a leather ball.<\/li>\n<li>Ram Niwas said he pushed Prince to take the Delhi Police Constables\u2019 Exam, where he cleared the physical test.<\/li>\n<li>Prince\u2019s progression is linked to coaching support from Amit Vashistha and Pradeep Sangwan, among others.<\/li>\n<li>Vashistha ran the Sporting Cricket Club in Najafgarh for years.<\/li>\n<li>Prince was reportedly unavailable for a T20 World Cup warm-up game for India A due to a knee injury.<\/li>\n<li>During the COVID-19 period, Prince was among Delhi cricketers banned for two years because of age-related discrepancies.<\/li>\n<li>Prince has a goal of being coached toward a future as an India Test (whites) option, with swing as the key skill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ram Niwas, still sounding protective even in reflection, explained that his son hadn\u2019t even touched the leather ball properly until the age of 18. He said he had to force the issue with the Delhi Police Constables\u2019 Exam so that Prince would at least step into a disciplined routine. The written part didn\u2019t land as well because, in Ram Niwas\u2019s words, Prince\u2019s mind was elsewhere\u2014on cricket.<\/p>\n<p>But like many fathers backing an unusual dream, he had little choice other than to stand by him. \u201cBete ki zid hai aur humein poori karni thi,\u201d Ram Niwas said, adding that an ASI\u2019s salary comes with obvious limits. Still, he is now seeing the payoff, with people from nearby Kheda Dabar village in Najafgarh\u2019s Dariyapur area visiting his home thanks to Prince\u2019s IPL rise.<\/p>\n<p>After Prince dismissed Ishan Kishan in the LSG vs SRH match, neighbours reportedly came in with pride rather than sympathy. Ram Niwas recalled them telling him that the youngster had \u201cbrought fame\u201d to their rural surroundings. For a community that once relied on other kinds of recognition, the cricket spotlight has now become the talking point.<\/p>\n<p>He also traced how the area\u2019s identity shifted over time. Previously, people knew the locality due to a visit by former President Pratibha Patil Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurvedic Sansthan\u2019s inauguration in 2012. In Ram Niwas\u2019s telling, it eventually \u201cbecame famous for cricket,\u201d and Prince has become the latest proof of that change.<\/p>\n<h3>From academy nets to IPL wickets<\/h3>\n<p>Ram Niwas credits the heavy lifting in Prince\u2019s development to two figures: his first and only coach to date, Amit Vashistha, and former India U-19 World Cup-winning pacer Pradeep Sangwan. He insists that without their involvement, the leap from tennis-ball cricket to professional standards would have been much slower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t thank Amit sir enough,\u201d Ram Niwas said. He described how he first saw Vashistha\u2019s method after witnessing Prince play tennis-ball cricket, then hearing that the coach had asked Prince to join his Najafgarh academy. Ram Niwas also noted that Sangwan, who was a student of Vashistha, contributed fitness support alongside technique.<\/p>\n<p>He remembers a period when Prince\u2019s training looked almost unrecognisable to outsiders\u2014tying a sandbag on his back and running through paddy fields to build strength in the upper body. Ram Niwas said Pradeep leaned into the guidance, while Amit Vashistha focused on technical work. He added that exposure through the Delhi Premier League and even Delhi\u2019s New Delhi team setup helped accelerate Prince\u2019s path, while also expressing gratitude toward the DDCA and Vijay Dahiya.<\/p>\n<p>When PTI contacted Vashistha, the Najafgarh coach\u2014who has long run the Sporting Cricket Club\u2014chose to emphasise Prince\u2019s natural ability and his work ethic rather than luck. Vashistha said Prince could bowl yorkers and also swing the tennis ball at a decent pace, pointing to skill that existed long before IPL attention.<\/p>\n<p>Vashistha recalled seeing Prince and then urging his friends to bring him to his attention. He said Prince was already 18 at the time, which, in his view, made the timing tight for rapid advancement compared to players who arrive at 13 or 14. Still, the coach stressed that the fundamentals were strong and that Prince\u2019s bowling mechanics included traits that support swing\u2014backspin and good arm speed.<\/p>\n<p>Vashistha also highlighted that Prince\u2019s dedication is the differentiator. He framed it in practical terms, suggesting that even in Delhi\u2019s summer, you can keep him bowling for hours and he will not quit or stop listening to instructions. The coach said Prince\u2019s fitness improved after working with Pradeep, and added that modern facilities in competitions like the Ranji Trophy or with LSG can only push a player forward further.<\/p>\n<p>He further credited mentorship beyond the local setup, mentioning that Prince worked with Zaheer Khan and later with Bharat Arun. Vashistha described the learning environment as something that leaves \u201cthe sky is the limit,\u201d underlining his belief that the player\u2019s ceiling could rise quickly with consistent guidance.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a near-miss at the national level. Vashistha said national selectors wanted Prince to take part in a T20 World Cup warm-up match for India A, but a knee injury meant he could not take the field. This opportunity had followed a strong Vijay Hazare Trophy run for Delhi, where Prince took 18 wickets across eight games and produced three-wicket hauls in four of those matches.<\/p>\n<p>Vashistha then addressed another difficult chapter: a two-year stretch during the COVID-19 lockdown. He said Prince was among multiple Delhi cricketers who were banned for two years due to age-related discrepancies. Ram Niwas described that period as the toughest phase, saying he was anxious about how his son would respond to a long stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>Ram Niwas said Prince calmed him by instructing him to relax, then set up training at home by getting gym equipment and working every day through the two years. The coach, however, viewed it differently, arguing that because much of the ban overlapped with the COVID lockdown, Prince did not lose as much competitive cricket as it might have seemed. Vashistha acknowledged that Prince did miss Delhi U-23, but maintained that once the DPL returned, he got back on track.<\/p>\n<p>Even now, Vashistha\u2019s dream remains clear. He wants to see Prince in India Whites, because swing is his main weapon. \u201cIf someone can swing the white ball with ease, he can work wonders with the red ball,\u201d the coach said, pointing to the natural transition he believes Prince can make from one format to the longer test arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, Najafgarh Railway Protection Force ASI Ram Niwas found himself unusually tense about his youngest son, Prince. 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