Krunal Pandya Sheds Light On How He And Hardik Pandya Got The Mumbai Indians' Contract

Krunal Pandya recently revealed that John Wright spotted him and Hardik Pandya during Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament, which eventually helped them to get IPL contracts. Krunal Pandya represented Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 crore in IPL 2016 auction. Wright has been associated with the Mumbai franchise as their talent scout.

Similar to his brother Hardik, Krunal made the headlines in 2016 in his maiden IPL season. The left-hander scored 237 runs at the strike rate of 191.12 – and scalped six wickets. He continued his impressive run and followed up with 243 runs and ten wickets in IPL 2017.

Krunal recently talked about John Wright’s role in him and Hardik getting IPL contracts. The 29-year-old also revealed that he preferred playing a trial game instead of going for a government job.

Krunal Pandya Says John Wright Scouted Us For Mumbai

“I worked hard for two and a half years, not for the government job. I worked for cricket. So I tore up the letter. It so happened that I performed in the trial games, and managed to make it to the Baroda team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. And coincidentally John Wright scouted us (Krunal and Hardik) in Mumbai and that was our ticket to the Mumbai Indians,” Krunal said on Cricbuzz’s Spicy Pitch.’

Major Concerns Still Stand Firm Over IPL 2020 Future

As coronavirus outbreak has brought the world to a standstill, the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was postponed from March 29 to April 15. Meanwhile, India is under complete lockdown for three-weeks to combat the deadly virus.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now eyeing the October-November window for the IPL. But the move can be possible only if the world cricket governing body ICC decides to postpone the 2020 T20 World Cup that is to be held later in the year, according to some sources in the board.

On Friday, some fresh reports arose suggesting that the BCCI is probing into the July window to conduct the IPL and it could take place behind closed doors.

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