Team India’s left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat recently spoke about how he felt after being added to the Test team for the Bangladesh series in December last year.
Unadkat, who returned to India’s Test team 12 years after making his debut, mentioned that he was in a car with his family when he received a call from chief selector Chetan Sharma. The 31-year-old stated that he was delighted and was screaming in joy after getting to know about his selection.
Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, he said:
Unadkat mentioned that he felt as if he was making his Test debut for the second time. He spoke about being starstruck at seeing the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid when he first entered the Indian dressing room in 2010.
He noted that things were a lot different on this occasion. The 31-year-old maintained that he was confident of doing well for the team.
On this, Unadkat said:
Notably, Unadkat impressed many with his bowling exploits in the second and final Test of the series in Bangladesh. The seamer bagged three wickets in the fixture and received widespread praise for his tidy spells.
Jaydev Unadkat further went on to say that he wasn’t very capable with the bat when he made his Test debut in 2010.
The talented seamer stated that upon re-watching the video of his first-ever Test, he realized that he could not even hold the bat properly back then. Unadkat, however, suggested that his batting has improved significantly over the years.
He said:
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It is worth mentioning that Unadkat has eight half-centuries to his name in first-class cricket. He was sent in at No. 6 as a nightwatchman during India’s second innings of the second Test against Bangladesh. He had scores of 14* and 13 with the bat in the match.
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