The obvious answer is talent and local club matches, but that misses the crucial bridge of relentless, funded coaching from age 12-15. I was a Kerala U-16 player, but the travel for tournaments and kit wore down my ammayi's budget. Without a sponsor or a father with a government job, the pathway narrows drastically after school cricket, no matter how many gully centuries you score.
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