Not Paul Octopus its Paul Valthaty

“Tring tring” “SMS” interviews dates.... all ringing for the new IPL 4 sensation Paul Valthaty.
People began to google and call local crickets associations in order to know anything and everything about him during his blistering knocks. I remember my office colleagues asking, “Who is this Valthaty” the only guess people made was from his last name, sounds like an Andhra boy. But what they didn’t knew that he is from their Mumbai city itself.

A boy from Kandivli (Mumbai) now wears the orange cap stealing the 1^st batting rank from Sachin Tendulkar, something which he must have never even dreamed of. The Kandivli resident has JUST ONE List A game for Mumbai to show for his efforts, in 2006 against Baroda. If the kind of shots he pulled off against Chennai on Wednesday is any indication of his talent, it's hard to believe that he did not earn bigger laurels.

He was selected for selected for the Under-19 World Cup but misfortune struck. On a tour to New Zealand, a delivery hit him straight in the eye. For the next year or two, his vision was a little disturbed. It was after that injury that Valthaty reportedly lost momentum. Then consistency became a matter of concern. He played one one-dayer for Mumbai, but failed to make the cut for West Zone. It was all very unfortunate.

But against all odds witness the rise of a new batting sensation, cheer him for this IPL its a long way to go.