Learnt a lot from KP, Sehwag in IPL: Unmukt Chand
11 Dec 2013 6:58 AM IST
Young batsman Unmukt Chand on Tuesday said he has learnt a lot from the likes of Kevin Pietersen and Virender Sehwag while sharing the dressing room with them during IPL.
‘It is not about scoring runs but being with the team for two months. You get to play with players like Kevin Pietersen (of England) and Sehwag, which is always helpful and they keep telling you things. Being with them you get a feel of how the environment is, so it is helpful,’ said Unmukt at the launch of his book The Sky is the limit on Tuesday.
‘I got the experience quite early, I was 18 that time. It was different. I was pretty oblivious to what was happening around me when I faced Malinga for the first time and got bowled on the second ball itself, so that was something of baptism by fire but you understand the nuances than thinking too much,’ the 20-year-old said.
Unmukt’s book encapsulates India’s triumph at 2012 U-19 World Cup and the youngster explained, ‘These are the memoirs of the World Cup. Obviously the main part is the journey from the time we went together for the first time till the World Cup final,’ he said.
‘It is not about scoring runs but being with the team for two months. You get to play with players like Kevin Pietersen (of England) and Sehwag, which is always helpful and they keep telling you things. Being with them you get a feel of how the environment is, so it is helpful,’ said Unmukt at the launch of his book The Sky is the limit on Tuesday.
‘I got the experience quite early, I was 18 that time. It was different. I was pretty oblivious to what was happening around me when I faced Malinga for the first time and got bowled on the second ball itself, so that was something of baptism by fire but you understand the nuances than thinking too much,’ the 20-year-old said.
Unmukt’s book encapsulates India’s triumph at 2012 U-19 World Cup and the youngster explained, ‘These are the memoirs of the World Cup. Obviously the main part is the journey from the time we went together for the first time till the World Cup final,’ he said.
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