From Delhi's Backyard to Punjab's Powerhouse: Priyansh Arya, the Six-Hitting Phenom, Secures ₹3.80 Crore Deal

New Delhi(The Uttam Hindu): Sanjay Bharadwaj feels that his strategy with Priyansh Arya, a boy who showed a penchant for hitting sixes from a very young age, was different. Bharadwaj, who has groomed players like Gautam Gambhir, Amit Mishra, Joginder Sharma, and Unmukt Chand, finds Arya one of the children products of the T20 generation."I always tell my students to play within the V, but in Priyansh's case, I never discouraged his aerial shots. I had spoken to him once, and then I realized this was his strength. I gave him total freedom, and he has never looked back from there," Bharadwaj said.

On Monday, the 23-year-old Delhi boy, wh"From Delhi's Backyard to Punjab's Powerhouse: Priyansh Arya, the Six-Hitting Phenom, Secures ₹3.80 Crore Dealo became overnight sensation after scoring a remarkable 102 runs off 43 balls against Uttar Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, went on to secure a contract worth Rs 3.80 crore with Punjab Kings on the second day of the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia."After the auction, when he approached me, I reminded him that they have invested Rs 3.80 crore in you; so, you should be able to repay them with Rs 30 crore's worth of performances," Bharadwaj added.Arya, who was the leading scorer for Delhi in the previous year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 222 runs at a strike rate of 166.91, garnered significant attention during the inaugural Delhi Premier League. Representing South Delhi Superstarz, Arya amassed 608 runs in 10 innings, boasting an impressive strike rate of 198.69, including two centuries and four half-centuries."In the DPL, he even hit six sixes in a single match. When you meet such talent, it is important that you give them the liberty to express themselves. He may get infuriating sometimes, but he can give you the win sometimes," Bharadwaj said. Bharadwaj started coaching Priyansh when he was only seven years old.