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Bankura: This cricketer from Bankura was recruited by a Bengaluru team for five and a half lakh rupees. That Joy Bhakt will now go abroad.
Bankura, Nilanjan Banerjee : Bankura’s son is moving abroad to play cricket. A team from Bangalore took him in exchange of big money. Dream is true! This incredible incident happened in Bankura.
Cricketer Joy Bhakt, son of Bankura’s Lokpur, is traveling to distant Oman to play cricket. The brilliant right-handed wicket keeper-batter Jay has long dominated cricket fields in various corners of the state. Bankura’s Joy Bhakt is among the “Top Three Buys” for Bengaluru Rockets in the Corporate Premier League.
The team bought him for about 5 lakh 50 thousand rupees. Once the passport visa is in hand, Joy will be seen playing in foreign soil. He is trying to play cricket in foreign soil. Last practice is going on. Joy Bhakt is knocking his bat.
He has to do a lot of running around for the papers. That’s why he is a little worried mentally. If everything is not on time, the dream game can be missed. He has come from marginal places like Bankura. He played cricket for about 17 years at Raja Mukherjee’s cricket camp at Bankura Christian College grounds. Also trained by Munir Alam, Malay Das and Saurabh Chakraborty, the 30-year-old Jay Bhakat.
Mother Meena Bhakat, who is happy with her son’s success, said that this news is very happy. But will be more happy to get the opportunity of Indian Premier League in future. On the other hand, Joy’s father Sachin Kumar Bhakat said that it would be better to get such an opportunity earlier. The boys of Bankura have been deprived in the world of sports and in Calcutta. Joy is no exception. However, he has made a place in foreign soil with his own efforts.
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Cricketer: Passing from Bankura to Oman! The son of Bengal is going to play cricket, bought the Bangalore team with millions of rupees