Accidental cricketer: Konthoujam's journey from boxing rings to first-class cricket

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Before cricket, Bishworjit Konthoujam was a boxer who won school and state medals before making the switch to cricket. In his village, he would stop games and ask, “Ek ball karane do, please.

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