ahmedabad if you thought kiran parmar is the only gujarati in the indian team for the world cup beginning here from october 7 then you are mistaken there is another gujarati in the team whose name is sandeep narwaleven though sandeeps journey as a kabaddi player began in kathura village sonipat about eight years ago under the guidance of his uncle jagdish narwal member of indias 2002 asian games team it was his selection at sports authority of india sai gandhinagar in 2010 that changed the fortunes of this 23yearoldmy uncle taught me how to play but in our village i played only on mud and my game was singledimensional i stepped onto the mat for the first time at the gandhinagar campus sandeep who played for telugu titans in the pkl this season saidi won the best defender award in my first junior nationals in 2011 but sharma jaivir sir successfully added variations to my game and converted me into an allrounder at the 2014 nationals i made my mark as an allrounder playing in the right corner like a magician sharma sir turned it around for me in just a few years sandeep said with a grintalking about his gujarat connection the haryana lad says after living here for six years he understands a bit of gujarati likes local delicacies and even bought his first car in ahmedabadi purchased my car during the national camp which was held in gandhinagar in august i along with my mates drove it down to my village sai gandinagar has been my home since 2010 and i shall return to my alma mater after the world cup along with my car of course said sandeep before busting into laughtersandeep is now ready to teach his 11yearold nephew sahil the finer points of kabaddi in my family me and sahil are the only kabaddi players right now both of us want to play for our country i have accomplished the feat and will help him follow suit narwal said