After Hours — Ribhav Mangla

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Off the résumé · After Hours

The part that doesn't fit on a CV. Cricket taught me pressure, the gym taught me patience, and the dance floor and the music keep me honest.

01 · Cricket · 8+ years · right-arm fast

Pressure, every Sunday.

Cricket was where I first learned to compete seriously, handle pressure and remain committed even when results were uncertain. It became an early training ground for discipline, teamwork and situational decision-making.

Matches

Runs

Wickets

Wins

Spells and knocks

6/1 in 4 overs

Six wickets for one run — the spell of the archive.

Imperium Sunday Squad vs Superstrikers · 2026

94 off 63

10 fours, 4 sixes at a strike rate of 149.

Imperium Sunday Squad vs Delhi Walkerz CC · Dec 2024

75 off 41

13 fours, 1 six — Player of the Match.

Imperium Sunday Squad vs Superstrikers · Mar 2026

5/12 in 4 overs

Five-wicket haul at 3 runs an over.

Imperium Sunday Squad vs Nukhbetulla CC · Feb 2025

73 off 37

15 fours, 1 six — 197 strike rate.

Imperium Sunday Squad vs MS Sports · Apr 2026

6/2 in 4 overs

Six wickets at 0.33 an over.

Spotlight 11 vs Super 11 · Feb 2026

Honours

★Gold medal at AAVAHAN, DTU's flagship inter-college sports fest, with the cricket team
★Letter of Recommendation from school for selection to the DDCA League
★Best Bowler, Adventure Cricket Cup
★Net bowler, East Delhi Premier League

19× Player of the Match21× Best Bowler5× Best Batter1× Fighter of the Match

A young Ribhav batting on a backyard pitch — Where it startedBackyard pitch, first bat

Ribhav batting in the indoor nets — The workNets, most evenings

Ribhav with his cricket teammates in kit on the ground — Match dayThe side I played match days with

Ribhav in cricket kit, shortlisted as an EDPL net bowler — The shortlistNet bowler at the East Delhi Premier League

Ribhav holding the AAHVAAN 23 DTU cricket winners trophy — The rewardAAHVAAN 23 · DTU cricket winners

02 · Fitness · the transformation

Too heavy. Too light. Then right.

I was overweight, then swung too far the other way and lost far more than I should have. Getting back to a healthy, strong body — and staying there — took longer than either extreme, and taught me more about patience than anything else.