Hoikato Zhimomi

Nagaland team’s vice-captain and member of Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders in the India Premier League (IPL) Hoikato Zhimomi is an inspiration for many young cricketers of the North Eastern Region. Since his connection with the Kolkata Knight Riders last year, Zhimomi has become an icon for many young cricketers  for achieving a major landmark by being the only cricketer from the region to be part of the cash rich Indian Premier League. Zhimomi considers Ricky Ponting as his best friend in his Knight Rider team. He was also gifted a bat by the Australian captain and also interacted with cricketing greats like Sourav Ganguly, David Hussey, Chris Gayle and Coach John Buchanan. He was adjudged the Man of the Series in the recently concluded T20 Tournament held at Shillong and pocketed Rs. 10,000.