The Angelo Mathews story

Angelo Mathews talks to the Indian Express' Bharat Sundaresan about how his mother Monica used to give him throw-downs, why he was nicknamed Superman, dancing till the wee hours after winning the World T20, and more.

My whole family is cricket-crazy. Dad (Tyronne) played cricket, and so did my brother. When I was growing up, my dad was abroad most of the time. So, my mother (Monica), who is probably the most passionate cricket fan of the lot, pushed me. She went to the extent of giving me throw-downs and hanging the ball in a sock off the tree and wanting me to hit that. That's one of the chief reasons I have always played with a straight bat, which was crucial in my childhood.