Overview
- He learned of his selection the day before Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinal against Vidarbha while serving as captain and told Priyansh Arya he might need to step in.
- He joined the ODI squad ahead of the second match in Rajkot as Washington Sundar’s injury replacement after Sundar was hurt in the first ODI against New Zealand.
- He has yet to debut for India, with fellow all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy preferred in the playing XI so far.
- He credits sustained work on his off-spin over the past two years for turning him from a specialist batter into an all-round option.
- His Vijay Hazare season featured four wickets in five games, including a 3/30 against Railways, while some former players such as Robin Uthappa and Irfan Pathan described the call-up as surprising.