ImageSource:INSTAGRAM/LALITYADAVLAMBAhavingbeenpickedupintheIPLvenduebytheDelhiCapitalsforRs20lakheach,thederbyandbatterareexcitedforthechallengeaheadofthem.
Oneofthefavouritemomentsforanyathleteacrosssportsiswhentheymaketheirdebutforanyteamorinanycompetition,andforDelhiCapitals’newduoofTusharDeshpandeandLalitYadav,itwillbeasimilarfeatwhentheymaketheirIndianPremierLeague(IPL)debutthisseason.
havingbeenpickedupintheIPLvenduebytheDelhiCapitalsforRs20lakheach,thederbyandbatterareexcitedforthechallengeaheadofthem.
SpeakingonthebackofanetssessionattheICCAcademy,Deshpandesaid:”ItismyfirsteverIPLsoitisalwaysspecial.Butforme,whatmakesitextraspecialisthefactthatIamgettingtodothethingIlovethemost,whichisbowling.Iamfinallybowlingafteralmostsixmonthssoitisadifferentchallenge.”
“AllthebowlersherearemyseniorswithpriorIPLexperience.ItisafantasticopportunityformebecausebythetimeIgettomakemydebut,Iwouldhavegotsomefeedbackfromthem,andhopefullythatwouldhelpmestayaheadandplanmystrategyaccordinglyduringthematches,”addedthe25-year-oldwhohailsfromMumbai.
Meanwhile,23-year-oldYadav,whohasplayedwithsomeofDelhiCapitals’playersbefore,isalsoexcitedtomakeitbigintheupcomingIPLeditionslatedtobeplayedintheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)fromSeptember19.
“Iknowsomeoftheplayersfromdomesticcricketalready-likeIshantbhaiya,ShikharbhaiyaandRishabhPant-andnowIamgettingtoknowtheotherstoo.Forayoungsterlikeme,theIPLisaverybigopportunityandIamhopingtomakethemostofitthroughmyperformances,”saidYadavwhoplaysforDelhiindomesticcricket.
YadavconsidersDelhiCapitalsastheteamwhichprovidesaperfectplatformtotheyouth.Hesaid,”DelhiCapitalsistheteamknowntogiveagoodplatformtotheyouth.Wehavesomanyexamplesalreadyinourteam.OurcaptainShreyasIyer,PrithviShawandevenRishabh(Pant)wereallidentifiedbyDelhi.So,itisdefinitelytheperfectopportunityforme,andIaspiretoperformandgoontorepresentIndialiketheyhavedone.”
HeadcoachRickyPontingandhisplayershavecreditedapositiveteamatmospherefortheirgoodperformanceslastseason,andbothDeshpandeandYadavechothesentiment.WhileDeshpandesaidthat”havingpeoplelikeIshantandRabadahelpfirsttimers”likehim,Yadavconsidered”everyoneverywelcoming”andsaid”theoverallteamvibeisgreat”.
