From scalping 39 wickets in the Ranji Trophy to impressing in the Irani Cup — life has been good for Vidarbha pacer Rajneesh Gurbani.
And, the 25-year-old has been rewarded for his hard work with a spot in the India A squad for the three four-day games in England. It can be mentioned here that right arm pacer Gurbani has played an important role in Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy victory this season. So far in 11 first class matches he has claimed 56 wickets. In Ranji Trophy final against Delhi at Indore he became only the second bowler to claim a hat trick in a Ranji final – after Tamil Nadu’s Kalyana sundram against Bombay in 1972-73.
While talking to media, 25 year old bowler said, ” I feel very happy that I have been selected in India A! team. Actually I was expecting India ‘A call and now my dream comes true.
The youngster, who shot to fame with his feat in the Ranji Trophy, is looking forward to meeting Rahul Dravid, who will coach the A side.
“I have always dreamt of playing under him (Dravid). I have heard a lot about him, but could not meet him so far. So, it is very exciting to have him as the coach of the team,” Gurbani tells Sportstar on Tuesday.
He also makes it clear that he will put in all the efforts to learn the nitty-gritty’s of the game from the former India captain. “I will try to learn everything from him (Dravid). This is a big moment for me,” the pacer adds.
In the squad for the four day matches, skipper Karun Nair will be assisted by young talents such as Ravikumar Samarth and Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka, Abhimanyu Easwaran of Bengal and Mumbai’s Shaw among others in batting while Shahbaz Nadeem, Ank it Rajpoot, Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini and Rajneesh Gurbani are the pace bowlers.
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