nagpur just days before ipl auctions a video that included a collage of punchy sixes went viral on various whatsapp groups it was 26yearold shubham garhwal of rajasthan who was owner of those muscular hits that cleared the ropes by a distancewhen rajasthan royals lifted the auction paddle and confirmed a rs 20 lakh deal for the jodhpur lefthander he reminisced an evening 11 years back when india was playing australia in the quarterfinal of the odi world cupwatching yuvraj singhs unmatched grace and fearless hitting 15yearold garhwal found a hero and a decade later wearing the royals pink garhwal is ready to emulate his heroi was really young back then playing gully cricket in my hometown of jodhpur and couldnt even hold the bat with the correct grip but seeing yuvraj singh have a wonderful tournament in 2011 really inspired me garhwal who checked in at the teams pretournament camp in nagpur was quoted as saying in a releasei am also a lefthander so i used to love how he could hit the ball so effortlessly i think that was a period which really changed my life for the good stated 26yearold garhwalbeing from rajasthan and representing the franchise from the state means extra responsibilityi take a lot of pride in representing the royals i am from rajasthan myself and its the biggest moment of my life the happiness that ive seen on my parents faces is something that inspires me to give my all for the teamfor garhwal it is a dream to work with teams top cricketing boss kumar sangakkarai am really looking forward to working with sanga sir as well hes been one of the greatest lefthanders in the sport and im sure his advice will take my game to the next level stated an excited garhwalthe striking bit about garhwal was that he was spotted during the trials which were conducted at the royals high performance centre in nagpuri felt like i was in good touch during the trials but still with so many players up for sale in the auction i wasnt very confident that i would get picked when i was bought i was over the moon i couldnt believe it said garhwalrajasthan royals will start their ipl 2022 campaign on march 29