The Big Bash League 2024-25 has ended in Australia. Under the captaincy of Nathan Ellis, the team of Hobart Hurricanes won the title for the first time in 14 seasons. Alice was given the command of this team in the last season and this season she has made it the winner. Not only this, this year he is going to play for Chennai Super Kings with Mahendra Singh Dhoni in IPL. CSK bought him for 2 crores in the auction. The story of 30 -year -old Alice becoming champion is full of struggles. Nobody even knew them till 2017. He used to live by working as a laborer, but his luck changed in 2018 and today he has discussions everywhere. Let us know the whole story of his becoming champion.

Wages on construction site

Nathan Ellis had taken 160 wickets in 4 seasons of NSW Premier Cricket as a club cricketer. Still no one was going to ask. So 2017, he moved to the city of Hobart in search of a new opportunity. But it was difficult to spend their expenses here. Many times he did not even have money to fill petrol, so that he could go for cricket practice. Therefore, he started wages. Ellis worked like furniture removal, landscaping and AC install.

Not only this, he also used to work on the construction site. But because of this, he could not get time to play. However, in 2018, he got his job with a teacher, where he used to help the children in his studies. This job proved to be a boon for him. After this, he also got time to play and got a chance to play in the pre -season with the Tigers team, from where he got an entry in BBL. Then in September 2018, Hobart Hurricanes included him in his team.

Luck changed from BBL

Nathan Alice's luck changed completely after Hobart Hurricane got entry into BBL. He gradually became the specialist bowler of the death over. In view of his performance, in 2019, Tasmania gave him a chance to make his domestic cricket debut. At the same time, I got a chance to play first class in 2020.

After this, in 2021, Ellis made his debut in T20 International and made history by taking a hat -trick in the first match. He became the first cricketer to have a T20 debut match. Australia's team also became part of the 2021 and 2024 T20 World Cups. After this, in 2022, he made his IPL debut and also got an opportunity to make ODI debut against Pakistan.

Champion made after becoming captain

Nathan Alice was given the captaincy of Hobart Hurricanes in the last season. This was his second season as captain and he has made his team the champion of this tournament for the first time. In the final against Sydney Thunder on January 27, Ellis conceded just 23 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. His performance is going to give happiness to the fans of Chennai Super Kings. Because in IPL 2025, he is part of this team of Dhoni.