Chandannagar, Hooghly’s son Abhishek Porel has impressed with his wicketkeeping skills while playing for Delhi Capitals in the current season of the Indian Premier League. The Bengal youngster took a brilliant catch off Rohit Sharma during the Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians encounter. Porel leapt in the air to take the catch and caught the attention of many former and present cricketers. This spectacular catch has made fans start calling him the “Spiderman of Chandannagar”. His family in Chandannagar is happy with the 20-year-old’s success on the grand stage.
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Porel is considered the successor to Wriddhiman Saha, who no longer plays for Bengal in domestic cricket after shifting his base to Agartala. The young Bengal cricketer set an example by playing against Mumbai Indians. He stopped Rohit Sharma’s brilliant innings by taking a sensational catch. With back-to-back impressive outings, many feel he is the solution to DC’s problems behind the stumps this season.
The young wicketkeeper lives with his parents in a residence near the Circus Maidan in Chandannagar, Hooghly. He did his schooling from Kanailal Vidyamandir School. While he has been wearing wicketkeeping gloves since the age of four. Apart from his prowess behind the stumps, he also has good batting credentials. He first came into limelight when he was associated with the 2019 Under-19 cricket team. He also enjoyed a good season with Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, IPL has always been his dream and finally, he got that opportunity as a replacement for Rishabh Pant in Delhi Capitals.
Abhishek’s father Somnath Porel is impressed with his son’s success but at the same time feels that Abhishek will have to put in a lot of hard work and practice to replace Rishabh Pant. Somnath is hopeful that his son will prove his mettle with the bat in his debut season as well.
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It was none other than Sourav Ganguly, the director of Cricket Delhi Capitals, who gave Porel a chance in the franchise. Ganguly saw him in the nets and was impressed by his skills and was called to Delhi as a replacement for Pant. The 20-year-old has not disappointed the former India captain so far.
On the other hand, Abhishek’s mother Anima is very happy with her son’s success. She said, “I talk to my son every day once at night. Not about cricket but what is he eating and drinking?” Anima Porel revealed that her son has been plagued since childhood but worked hard to become successful in cricket. He still has a long way to go. Our family wants to see our son wearing the jersey of the Indian team in the days to come.
Now 20 years old Abhishek has become the center of attraction for the people of Chandannagar. The streets of Chandannagar wear a deserted look on Delhi Capitals match evenings as everyone tries to keep an eye on their local boy.
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