Dubai: Sports are full of inspirational stories, especially those where athletes overcome significant adversity to achieve greatness.Among them are Indian cricketers who have battled immense challenges to rise to the top. Here, we take a look at some of these remarkable journeys and the determination that powered their success..Rohit Sharma, Indian captain.It is believed that Indian star captain Rohit Sharma used to deliver milk packets from house to house and save money to fund his cricket kit. The 37-year-old came from a middle-class family and it was difficult for his parents to fund his kit..Yashasvi Jaiswal.India's rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal saw a very tough childhood. Fourth among six children in the house, India’s opening batter moved to Mumbai at the age of 11 to train in cricket. He did odd jobs including selling pani puri on the streets during his formative years, though his childhood coach Jwala Singh denies the claim. Rinku Singh.Indian batter Rinku Singh was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in a working-class family. His father worked as an LPG cylinder delivery man to earn livelihood. Rinku’s brother used to work as a sweeper in a coaching centre to support the family. Even Rinku Singh was at one point offered the same job but he refused to do it. He faced his father's wrath for the same but that didn't stop him from following his passion. Munaf Patel .Pacer Munaf Patel, who was part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning team, was born in a remote village of Ikhar in Gujarat to a poor family. He used as a daily wage labourer for as little as Rs35 (Dh1.5) in an eight-hour shift. A person known to him in the locality helped him purse his cricketing dreams after he bought him a pair of shoes and introduced him to a cricket club. Hardik Pandya.All-rounders Hardik and his brother Krunal Pandya’s early cricket days were filled with lot of struggles, including financial difficulties, lack of resources, and tough competition. Growing up in a lower-middle-class family in Baroda, Gujarat, the Pandya brothers even survived on Maggi given their financial situation. Mohammed Siraj .Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was born in Hyderabad. His father was an auto driver, and his mother is a housewife. He faced a lot of difficulties to pursue his dream as a cricketer given his family’s low. He never went to a cricket academy or had a coach but used to play street cricket with a tennis ball and often bunked classes to play. But thanks to his dad’s support he kept playing cricket and in 2015, Siraj went to the nets at the Charminar Cricket Club on a friend's invitation that became the turning point of his life.