{"id":370626,"date":"2023-09-21T02:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T02:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/21\/icc-odi-world-cup-food-delivery-boy-to-bowl-in-nets-for-the-netherlands-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T02:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T02:29:33","slug":"icc-odi-world-cup-food-delivery-boy-to-bowl-in-nets-for-the-netherlands-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/21\/icc-odi-world-cup-food-delivery-boy-to-bowl-in-nets-for-the-netherlands-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC ODI World Cup: Food delivery boy to bowl in nets for the Netherlands &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>CHENNAI: On Monday, <!-- -->Lokesh Kumar<!-- --> was going about his business as a Swiggy food delivery executive in Chennai. About 48 hours later, the 29-year-old finds himself a part of the Netherlands support-staff as a net bowler, trying to help the minnows prepare against spin in their pre World Cup camp in Alur. <br \/>Lokesh, who has been working in the food delivery industry since 2018, was on Tuesday hand-picked as one of the four net bowlers by the Dutch side that had advertised for the role on social media. <br \/>A leftarm pacer-turned-chinaman, Lokesh was selected after the Netherlands management assessed about 10,000 bowlers from India, who had sent their entries by uploading videos on a mobile application. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the most precious moments of my career. I am yet to even play in the TNCA third division league. I played in the fifth division for four years and I have registered for fourth-division outfit Indian Oil (RO) S&amp;RC for the ongoing season. After being picked by the Netherlands as a net bowler, I feel that my talent has finally been recognised,\u201d Lokesh, who joined the Dutch camp on Wednesday, told TOI. <br \/>\u201cThe Netherlands team members welcomed me with open arms; there was an induction ceremony for the net bowlers before the beginning of the session. The players told us: \u2018feel free, this is your team\u2019. I already feel that I am part of the Dutch family,\u201d Lokesh added. <br \/>Lokesh said he was confident that he would make the cut for the camp. <br \/>\u201cAfter seeing the advertisement, I was keen to give it a try. I felt that I would have an edge over others as there are not many chinaman bowlers in the country. Netherlands were looking for a mystery spinner. So, I decided to give it a try.\u201d Lokesh said that working as a food delivery executive has been indirectly helping him grow as a cricketer. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cricket-man1\" msid=\"103823416\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103823416,width-600,resizemode-4\/103823416.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter my college days, my entire focus was on cricket. I spent four years on cricket. In 2018, I decided to take up a job. I have been with Swiggy for the last four years. I earn money only by delivering food; I do not have any other source of income. The work timings are flexible and I can take leave whenever I want to. 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