This time, Gujarat Titans placed a huge bet of Rs 3.60 crore on a young player from Ranchi in the auction. This player’s name is Robin Minz. Robin is just 21 years old and everyone in Ranchi is crazy about his explosive batting style. He is also called “Gail of Ranchi”.
Robin’s father, Francis Xavier Minz, is a security guard. After retiring from the army, he works as a security guard at Ranchi airport. He himself was also active in sports. It was his love for athletics that enabled him to join the army through the sports quota.
Francis Xavier Minz is very happy about the opportunity his son got in the IPL. Narrating an incident after Robin was sold at the auction for Rs 3.6 crore, he says that as soon as Robin was acquired by the Gujarat Titans, a CISF jawan hugged me and said, “Hey Francis sir, you have become millionaires.” Francis also says that he met Dhoni at the airport recently and Dhoni told him, “Francis, if no one takes Robin, we will take him.”
Although the Minj family lives in Telgaon village in the tribal area of Gumla district, the family moved to Ranchi after Francis joined the army. It was here that Robin developed his passion for cricket.
Robin is a wicketkeeper-batsman. Only after seeing Dhoni did he wear gloves on his hands. Dhoni’s childhood coach Chanchal Bhattacharya also trained Robin. He says that there was a cricket academy in Ranchi when Dhoni made his debut with Team India. Today there are 15 academies here. Young cricketers in Ranchi are showing the most interest in becoming wicketkeeper-batsmen. Like Dhoni, he also likes to wear long hair.
Robin’s batting coach Asif Haq says, “We call Robin the Gayle of Ranchi.” He bats left-handed and has the ability to hit big sixes. He is a new-age cricketer who attacks the bowlers from the first ball and likes to bowl at a strike rate of 200.