Indian Premier League( IPL) is the perfect platform for the up and coming cricketers across the world. Brilliant performances in the domestic circuit and the original T20 league across the country, award the players at the IPL transaction and commodity of analogous feathers happed with the uncapped players this time around as well. Sameer Rizvi was the most precious uncapped player getting picked by Chennai Super lords( CSK) for INR8.4 crore.
Among uncapped players was the left- arm pace bowler from Jharkhand Sushant Mishra who was snapped up by the IPL 2022 titleholders Gujarat elephants for a decent quantum of INR2.2 crore. His base price was INR 20 lakh and right from the word go, Mumbai Indians and GT were involved in an violent bidding war to secure his services before the ultimate side managed to get him.
For the unversed, Sushant was part of India U19 World Cup team in 2020 that made it to the final of the event. He's one of the better players for the platoon in the competition and has since also, shined in colorful events including featuring for Jharkhand in 7 first- class, 10 List A and 4 T20 matches. India TV caught up with him after a memorable IPL payday and Sushant Mishra participated the perceptivity of how pivotal for him getting picked at the transaction was, MS Dhoni being a constant alleviation, his decision to come a bowler and a lot more in an exclusive converse with us.
Then are the extracts .
1. Did you anticipate Gujarat elephants to bid for you at the transaction? You attended trials for them or any other platoon in transaction as MI also were bidding for you? How did you feel after being picked for2.2 crore in the end? Sushant I felt veritably nice as MI and GT both were trying to pick me. I noway wanted any specific platoon to pick me. I just wanted to get picked at the transaction. Now that, I'm with the Gujarat elephants, I'll give my stylish for them.
2. Now let's go back a bit talking about your trip towards justice. How did it all start? Sushant It all started with me playing in position, in my colony. When India won the World Cup in 2011, I was so happy that I induced my father to get me admitted into a justice academe. This is when my trip towards justice started.
3. Being from Jharkhand, there's one name that always comes to mind- MS Dhoni. You also belong from there- How has Dhoni inspired you throughout your career? Sushant We get inspired only by looking at him. The fact that he belongs to the same megacity as me, also it's indeed more inspiring and a huge thing for me. I first met him after playing the U19 World Cup. I sailed him in the nets during a practice session.
4. Generally, we've seen numerous big stars in Indian justice being batsmen. Was not it tempting to take club in hand and train? What or who inspired you to come a bowler? Sushant In the academe, everyone wanted to come batsmen. But when I reached the academe, my bowling sounded enough natural to my trainer Shashikant Pathak Sir. He claimed me to come a bowler and then I'm moment.
5. You played U19 World Cup 2020 where India played the final. Rahul Dravid was the trainer at that time- Tell us a bit about your experience of working with him. Sushant The experience of working with Dravid sir was veritably nice. We enjoyed and learnt a lot as well. He used to tell us a lot about internal aspect of the game as well.
6. You were net bowler for RCB for a couple of seasons- Did you get a chance to drift at players like Virat Kohli, De Villiers- Any kind of suggestion from any of the players that has got stuck in your mind? Sushant The likes of Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav among others were part of RCB also so I felt veritably nice being part of the camp at that time. So I learnt quite a many effects from them too and it helped me a lot.
7. Coming back to your recent accession from GT, Shami is part of the team or indeed the trainer Ashish Nehra was a left- arm leader. How much do you suppose will appreciatively affect your career? Sushant I'm looking forward to teaming up with both Mohammed Shami and Ashish Nehra at the Gujarat elephants. Both are extremely good presto bowlers and agitated to learn a lot of effects from them. As for communication, our captain Shubman Gill had contacted-' Drink to the platoon. Looking forward to see you soon'- so felt nice after that.
8. Being a fast bowler, a player tends to get injured, indeed you must have got injured. How do you manage up with this tough time. How do you stay motivated? Sushant Injuries are part and parcel of life. I do not get demotivated much by that. I just stay for the coming occasion after I get fit.
9. Who was your favourite fast bowler growing up, someone you always wanted to emulate? Sushant Zaheer Khan was my favourite fast bowler growing up and now Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bhai are two of my favourites as well.
10. still, which batter would you like to dismiss first over? If you get a chance to make your IPL debut coming time. Sushant Playing in IPL is like a dream in itself. So, picking any batter's gate would be a dream gate for me as a lot of top players feature in the IPL.
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