To all those --- and there have been many --- who asked Chandranath Porel about whether the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction seem like it came a weekend too early, he has an answer ready. “The IPL is an annual affair, the World Cup an experience of a lifetime. You really shouldn’t compare or confuse the two,” said the man who the world now knows as Ishan Porel’s father. “Like I told you, the World Cup is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. His mother would ask him about the places he visited and what he ate,” said Chandranath Porel, who is employed with Eastern Railway, and was a kabaddi player.

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2018 17:03 UTC