Yashpal the lone ranger

The Hindustan Times' Varun Gupta meets Yashpal Singh, the torchbearer for Services, one of the weakest teams in India's domestic circuit.

There is an infectious, almost naïve enthusiasm in Yashpal’s answers, one that is rare in the commercial world of today's cricket. Until now, he has kept going on a combination of adrenaline and hope, illuminating the dim world of the Plate Division.