‘Happy my performance got noticed’
18 Jan 2014 6:19 AM IST
‘I am happy that I have been included in the 30-member probables list. Finally, my 15 years of hard work in domestic circuit has been acknowledged and I am thankful to BCCI. Having said that it is a 30-member probables and not the 15-member squad. So I have to be realistic. Bhai Dilli abhi bahoot dooor hain (Destination is far away),’ Bhatia said in Friday.
The veteran of 87 first-class and 104 T20 matches was honest in admitting that he was shocked when he got the news.
‘Well, I didn’t expect the call-up as I have been used to getting ignored when I was young. So suddenly, when I was told about my selection in probables, I was a bit zapped. I didn’t expect to be selected and that’s why I told you ‘thik se dekh lijiye, koi galti toh nahi huyi hain’ (Just cross-check, hope there’s no mistake)’. That’s why I only told my wife about this news,’ Bhatia said. Asked about what this call-up means to him, Bhatia gave another practical reply, ‘For me, this is about being in that mix. Like I am in 30 and you never know that I might just a get a chance in the 15.’
The veteran of 87 first-class and 104 T20 matches was honest in admitting that he was shocked when he got the news.
‘Well, I didn’t expect the call-up as I have been used to getting ignored when I was young. So suddenly, when I was told about my selection in probables, I was a bit zapped. I didn’t expect to be selected and that’s why I told you ‘thik se dekh lijiye, koi galti toh nahi huyi hain’ (Just cross-check, hope there’s no mistake)’. That’s why I only told my wife about this news,’ Bhatia said. Asked about what this call-up means to him, Bhatia gave another practical reply, ‘For me, this is about being in that mix. Like I am in 30 and you never know that I might just a get a chance in the 15.’
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