New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh’s talented player Ashutosh Sharma had made his mark in his IPL debut match itself. Playing for Punjab Kings XI, Ashutosh led his team to victory against Gujarat Titans by scoring 31 runs in 17 balls. Ashutosh has said that I once went into depression after being out of the team. When I was dropped from Madhya Pradesh team despite performing well.
Ashutosh said during an interview, “In my last game in 2019, I scored 84 runs in T20 for Madhya Pradesh. Then after that a coach came who did not like me. Even in the trial session, I scored 90 runs in 40-45 balls but I was not selected for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Because of this I went into depression. After that I played under 23 and scored more than 200 runs in 4 matches.”
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Ashutosh further said, “It was the time of Covid. At that time only 20 people could go to play. Because of this I used to stay in the hotel. I was in depression for 1 to 2 months. I didn’t even get a chance to see the ground. I would just go to the gym and come back to my room.” Let us tell you that the coach whom Ashutosh is talking about is actually KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit. Under whose coaching Ashutosh got very few opportunities to play.
The match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans was played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans scored 199 runs on the wicket thanks to the strong innings of Shubhman Gill (89). In response, Punjab team lost its 5 wickets for 111 runs. Then unknown batsman Shashank Singh took charge. He won the match for Punjab Kings by scoring 61 runs on 29 balls. In the same match, Ashutosh Sharma played a good inning of 31 runs in 17 balls.
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Tags: Chandrakant Pandit, Punjab Kings
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 6, 2024, 10:51 IST