New Delhi. Every cricket lover in India dreams of playing for Team India. Good performance in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup seems to be the most economical way to make a place in the eyes of the selectors. Except the two who made the team champion in the Under-19 World Cup, all the captains debuted in Team India and earned name. The biggest examples of which are players like Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw. But a player who led India to the title win as captain in Under-19 and kept dreaming of debut. Now the same player will face Rohit and Company in the T20 World Cup.
We are talking about Unmukt Chand, who captained Under-19 and led India to the title in 2012. But he never got a chance to debut for India. After which he announced his retirement from Indian cricket at the age of 30. After this he made a plan to spread his talent in America. Now he is ready to play for America in the T20 World Cup. This has been confirmed by Unmukt Chand himself.
I wanted to test myself- Unmukt Chand
Unmukt Chand told on Cricbuzz, ‘Something which will be very strange. But I think ever since I retired from India, my next goal was always to play against India. Not in any bad way but wanted to test myself against the best team in the world.
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The T20 World Cup will be hosted by USA in June. Since the mega event is being hosted, the US team will also play in the tournament. Now it will be interesting to see how Unmukt Chand performs against the Indian players.
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Tags: Under 19 World Cup, Unmukt Chand
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 26, 2024, 23:10 IST