Struggle saga: This Rajasthan Royals player spent his childhood in extreme poverty, never got his father's love

Rovman Powell: IPL 2024 has reached its final stage. Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, is performing well and has almost reached the playoffs. The performance of West Indies captain and explosive batsman Rovman Powell, who plays for the Royals, has been excellent. He has not got much chance to bat but whenever he has batted, he has left his mark by performing brilliantly.

Today Powell earns crores of rupees from franchise cricket but his childhood was spent in extreme poverty. The Jamaica-born star batsman may be living a life like Lewis today, but his childhood was full of struggles. Whoever heard his story was stunned. At the age of 11–12, Powell promised his mother that he would bring him and his younger sister out of poverty. Powell kept his promise and today he is giving them a better life with his hard work.

During an interview, the Caribbean captain's mother had revealed that Powell's father wanted to kill him in the womb but his mother refused to do so and decided to give birth to him. Powell was born on 23 July 1993 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. Powell is from a very poor family. When he was born, the family did not have enough money even for one meal.

Powell never received his father's love. He is still separated from his father and his close relatives. Once Powell was asked about his father, he said that he never met him but I am grateful to him for giving me the opportunity to come into this world. 'I had a very difficult childhood but I have always believed in God. I want to tell those children whose father is not with them. No problem, you have God.

West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop said that he is very happy when he sees Powell playing in the IPL. The West Indies fast bowler said that if anyone has 10 minutes, go and watch the life story of Rovman Powell on YouTube. Then you will know why many people like me are so happy to see him play. He has seen many bad days. When he was in secondary school, he promised his mother that he would get out of poverty. He lives to make dreams come true.