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HITTING GREAT HEIGHTS HEIGHTS

Mortgage broker and Reliance Real Estate founder Sunil Kumar grew up playing cricket on the streets of India

“It's hard to describe... I just love it. The reason I’m so passionate about cricket is because it’s all I know”

GROWING UP in India, cricket was like “a second religion”, says Sunil Kumar, mortgage broker and founder of Reliance Real Estate. His love for cricket began at a very early age, and he has wonderful memories of playing throughout his childhood and his years as a student.

“I must have played cricket almost every day until I arrived in Australia,” he says.

Although the village cricket area was too small, he “would venture out and play on school grounds, in farm fi elds, in the streets, backyards – anywhere we could”.

“These memories are the reason I still enjoy the game today.”

While Kumar doesn’t play as often now, he still plays cricket twice a month and practises weekly with his son. His love of the game has fi ltered into his business as well, which has an o ce cricket team that plays every Sunday.

“Any sport, but more especially cricket, teaches you anything and everything about business or life in general. If you practise enough and work together for a common goal, you can achieve great heights.” TELL US WHAT YOU GET UP TO Email rebecca.pike@keymedia.com

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