Cricket is a game of emotion, excitement, memories, and lots of inspiration. Players inspire fans across the globe. Their game, stats, achievement, everything inspired people but the most inspiring thing about any player is the journey of the career. Cricket is one of the famous games worldwide. A lot of people play the game. But only a few people come on the big stage. Those who come through all the obstacles are the real heroes. Something similar happened with the Netherlands cricketer Paul van Meekeren. He rose from the ashes.
Paul van Meekeren in October 2020:
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a deep impact on everyone’s life. The whole world collapsed because of the virus, but the basic needs of human was there. It is difficult to survive by compromising those. Because of the pandemic, the T20 World Cup which was set to happen in India also got postponed.
That had a deep impact on everyone’s life who was associated with the game. Paul van Meekeren was one of them. The tournament was set to happen from October 18 to November 15. But that was called off. The Netherlands qualified for that tournament. There was no cricket at that time. The situation was tough for Meekeren. Then he opted to work as a delivery boy for Uber Eats.
One of his tweets came on the limelight. At that time he wrote, “ Should’ve been playing cricket today now I’m delivering Uber Eats to get through the winter months!! Funny how things change hahaha keep smiling people.”
The Story of October 2022:
Paul van Meekeren is not a familiar name in cricket like others but he is a real-life hero. On October 17, the Netherlands stopped unbeaten South Africa in the World Cup 2023. They played extremely well and dominated the Sout Africans. Special mentions to the bowlers. They were up to the mark.
One of these key bowlers of the match was Paul van Meekeren. That speedster finished the game. He picked the big wicket of Aiden Markram in the 11th over. In the 25th over Paul picked up Macro Jansen with an electrifying delivery. He was just outstanding at that match.
Paul’s story is truly inspirational. He has gone through a lot. Finally, on the big stage, he just conquered. The Netherlands defeated South Africa by 38 runs. For the first time, South Africa lost a match against a non-test-playing nation in this format. The Netherlands lost their previous two games and they made an amazing comeback against South Africa. A long way to go for the Netherlands and Paul van Meekeren. He will shine the brightest on the big stage.
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