Birthday Special: Son of a billionaire family, reached IPL… then distanced himself from cricket at the age of 22, where is he now?

Birthday Special: In India, people often dream of becoming a big cricketer since childhood. Some players reach the international level through their hard work and consistent performance. At the same time, many players continue to play local tournaments and street cricket. Some of these players are not able to progress in the game due to lack of money and some due to training problems. However, there is one player who had everything. He is the son of a billionaire, who had no shortage of money.

Even that cricketer had got the IPL contract, but still he took retirement at the age of 22. Actually, we are talking about Aryaman Birla, son of Aditya Birla Group chairperson Kumar Mangalam Birla, who is celebrating his 29th birthday.

Why did you retire at the age of 22?

Aryaman Birla has played 11 matches for Madhya Pradesh in his short cricket career. Apart from this, he also got IPL contract from Rajasthan Royals. However, despite this, Aryaman Birla retired in the year 2019 at the age of just 22. The reason behind this was his mental health. Actually, Aryaman Birla had retired from cricket due to his mental health (anxiety and stress). He wanted to give priority to his mental health, due to which he took an indefinite break from cricket. After this he never returned to the field.

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Left cricket and became a businessman

Aryaman Birla is the son of Kumar Mangalam Birla, one of India’s biggest businessmen. In such a situation, after leaving cricket, Aryaman Birla decided to carry forward his family business. At present, Aryaman Birla along with his sister Ananya Birla is working as a director in major companies of Aditya Birla Group (like Grasim Industries). Due to the family business empire, Aryaman Birla’s net worth is around Rs 70,000 crore. Due to this, he is also considered the richest cricketer in the world.

Aryaman Birla also became the owner of RCB

Aryaman Birla has recently become the chairman of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Aditya Birla led consortium has bought RCB for Rs 16,660 crore. After this deal, Aryaman Vikram Birla, former cricketer and son of Kumar Mangalam Birla, has been made the new chairman of RCB.

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