Digvesh Rathi's elder brother Sunny recalled how Digvesh transformed himself from a batter who looked up to Virender Sehwag to turning into a bowler, modeling himself after Sunil Narine. "Digvesh had no godfather. We had no money or influence. We were advised to move out of Delhi. Par bhag kyun jaye [but why would we run away]?" Sunny said.