Javed Khan: IPL's latest rags-to-riches story
Javed Khan may well be IPL's latest rags-to-riches story when he impressed enough at a Feroz Shah Kotla India practice session to get Sachin Tendulkar to convince Mumbai Indians to hand him a contract for the season
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Mar-2013
An India practice session at Feroz Shah Kotla during the Australia series may have unearthed a fast bowling gem when Delhi pacer Javed Khan impressed Sachin Tendulkar with his raw pace and hostility. Khurram Habib from Hindustan Times explores his journey.
Javed Khan could be the latest Cinderella story. A week and a half back the strapping pacer was a net bowler who had never played any agegroup cricket. His bowling in the nets caught the eye of Sachin Tendulkar, and the 20-year-old now has an IPL contract with Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians to show for it.
Khan's breakthrough moment arrived during a nets session at the Kotla before the final Test between India v Australia. Khan's pace and bounce had Suresh Raina hopping and even got him on the body with a vicious bouncer. Sachin Tendulkar was getting throw-downs in the adjacent net and took note of the rookie pacer. According to Khan, Tendulkar went up to statemate Ajinkya Rahane and lauded his 'speed'.