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Last updated on September 16, 2024.
I am working towards it, and it is a dream to play Test matches for India.
I am a shy type of guy.
When the lockdown happened, I ordered gym equipment at my home and for the first two months, I worked out.
I have never let the personal life affect my professional life.
After 40 overs, Virat bhaiya fields at the boundary and you need someone to teach you and guide you.
My biggest strength is I never look at the batsman's name when bowling.
My biggest strength is the way I vary pace without any change in my hand-speed. The batsmen can't make out.
Days were tough to pass. So, I used to work out in the mornings and sleep during the day. I turned day into night, night into day.
If you are bowling well and not getting wickets, it's not a big issue. Sometimes I am economical, but not getting enough wickets. But if I am not bowling well and not getting wickets, then it's a disturbing thing.
When a top batsman is coming after me, I have more chance of getting his wicket as he is just looking for fours and sixes. If I am vulnerable, he is vulnerable too. I can use my variations well and take my chances against him. That's how I look at batsmen attacking me.
When I gradually realized the emotion behind it, I began playing cricket in our neighborhood, which I think everyone has.
We didn't discuss Covid at home and did activities like Tik Tok to divert our minds.
It's difficult to bowl a good ball but to take a wicket off it, that's even more difficult.
Even two bad overs can change the game in the powerplay.
I have not played that many matches for India, but whenever I play in Bengaluru, I feel it is like my home. I have taken wickets here.
In New Zealand, Tom Latham was batting and was continuously playing sweep shots. I tried googlies and leg spins but those didn't work out against him. He was hitting me for boundaries. I was really disappointed.
At times, when batsmen are not under pressure, it becomes easy to face the bowlers.
When you know that if you are not performing well there are three or four others who can replace you, it automatically boosts me to work harder.
If batsmen put up a good total on the board, then it gives the bowlers more confidence to bowl well.
I'm like a coy and go into my shell when I face girls.
In the nets, I would see spinners like Piyush Chawla bhai or Amit Mishra bhai running in to bowl. I decided I am going to change my run-up and begin to run in to bowl.
We have to forget about the games we lost because we cannot change the results.
To kill time, I went to learn dance and there I met my to-be wife. She is a choreographer.
Initially, I was a bit shy about experimenting with my look, but now I am open to trying out various styles and am getting a sense of what would look good on me.
I don't want to bulk up as that would affect my bowling and running style. I have learnt to accept my body and I handle criticism positively.
You can't bowl fast on flat wickets and you need to give it loop so that the ball takes turn.
In the afternoons I spend time with family.
I like to go out and have fun. I can't stay inside the room as I feel irritated. Even if I am not going to party somewhere, I prefer going out for dinners.
I like loud music and I like to go to places where I get loud music.
I know Kuldeep Yadav for a very long time. We have played with and against each other a lot.
Mahi bhai is one the best and greatest players India has produced.
I am happy even if I am not playing but the team is winning.
The new-ball bowlers usually bowl seven to eight overs before we spinners come into the attack, and the pressure they build on the batsmen with the new ball - they concede not more than 20-25 runs - helps us plan our line of attack as to where to bowl to maintain that pressure.
It is very important to remain fit and focused.
I have played ODIs and T20Is but when someone calls you a Test player, it is a different feeling all together.
I tend to bowl outside the off-stump and I vary my pace.
I started watching videos of Shane Warne sir, and that's where I realized what leg-spin is. He was my idol, and I wanted to be like him, bowl like him.
I realized that the ball is turning more in leg-spin, which would make things difficult for the batsmen, so this made me enjoy bowling leg-spin more.
Honestly, I didn't expect my call-up. I was just playing my game and will continue giving my best. Rest will be taken care by selectors. If they think I am good enough, they will take me in. Champions Trophy is a very big stage and there will be lot more opportunities for me in the coming future.
During Pataudi Trophy, which is a senior tournament played in Haryana, I was just 10-year-old back then, the match was in Sirsa, and there were just 11 of us, including me. The remaining player couldn't make it on time due to a flat tire, so my coach asked me to play the match. You know, I was the only 10-year-old among those senior players.
Even regular keepers miss stumping chances and miss catches. These things happen.
I am not aware of any player in the Indian team changing the size of the bat.
We have to be mentally strong to prepare to face a team like South Africa in their own backyard.
If you worry about the batsmen or their stature, then you cannot play to your strengths.
I realized that at the World Cup - which incidentally was my first ever World Cup - the media would be commenting not only on our game, but also on our different styles. That's why I decided to seek professional help to put my looks together.
One of my cousins is a golfer, so I got motivated to try the game and I enjoy the relaxed pace it offers me after the fast pace of cricket.
I never thought along the lines of red ball or white ball cricket. I just go and enjoy my game.
Everyone wants to be a part of the World Cup and to play for the country.
I have some tricks in my mind and would like to first try them out in the practice sessions.
If I know someone for 5 or 6 years that is fine, else if someone comes in front of me for the first time, I just can't speak and end up smiling and walking off.
Test cricket is the ultimate challenge for any player.
In ODIs and T20s, if the run-rate is high, then the batsman tries to go after you and get out. But in the longer form you need to get them out with your skills. You need to use your brain more.
Sometimes giving a single is better than risk being hit around. You can then attack to take wickets.
When you go under the sun and play, it is challenging.
The goal is to win the World Cup for India but my personal goal is representing India in Tests.
Chess taught me patience.
It's an amazing feeling Whenever you do well for India, it is a great feeling.
I just want to do well and contribute in any way I can for my team whenever I get the chance to perform.
It's a big thing to play under Mahi bhai. He was my first captain.
You can't predict anything in T20s.
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