From almost nowhere to India nets: Pacer Ankit Rajpoot’s story
By IANS| Published: 27th January 2021 5:22 am IST
By Khurram Habib
New Delhi, Jan 26 : Uttar Pradesh pace bowler Ankit Rajpoot, who will bowl at the Indian team’s nets during the upcoming series against England, has been a domestic workhorse quite like Brisbane Test hero Shardul Thakur, having played 63 first-class games.
And like Thakur, T Natarajan, and Navdeep Saini, who went from being net bowlers to Test players in Australia following injuries to main bowlers, 27-year-old Rajpoot is also hoping that his performance in the India nets would be noticed.
Bhuvneshwar gets all-clear from NCA, picked in Uttar Pradesh squad
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Ranchi: India s Bhuvneshwar Kumar during a practice session ahead of the third ODI match against Australia, in Ranchi, on March 7, 2019. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 1 : Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Friday picked in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the first two matches of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after making expected recovery from the thigh injury he suffered during the Indian Premier League (IPL), and rule him out for six months.
Interestingly, Bhuvneshwar was not picked in Uttar Pradesh s initial list of 26 probables released on December 21 while Raina s name was included.