Mumbai Pacer Tushar Deshpande Picks Club Game in Place of IPL Trial

One has to be brave to overlook a chance to play in the Indian Premier League. The lucrative Twenty20 has made a lot of careers and Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande had his opportunity to bag his deal. The talented fast bowler had his chance to go for the trials for Kings XI Punjab. However, Tushar Deshpande picked to play for his club Parsee Gymkhana in a Purshottam Shield.

Deshpande believes if he is giving 100% in the matches, then why he should go for the trails. The prodigy fast bowler had recently scalped six wickets while playing against Railways in the first innings at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi. Thus, he made his ball do the talking for him. In fact, he was also called for trails by Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the previous editions.

“I’ve never gone for trials with an IPL team. Earlier too, the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and the Rajasthan Royals called me for trials. I believe that if I’m giving my 100% in the matches that I’m playing in, why should I give trials? There’s nothing that I’ll gain by giving these trials. If I bowl well in the matches that I’m playing in, then someone will obviously pick me,” Deshpande told TOI.

Meanwhile, Tushar Deshpande also explained the reason why he didn’t go for trials. He said around 60-70 bowlers are called for trials and they only get to bowl one or two overs. Thus, Deshpande decided to play an official game rather than go for bowling two overs.

“I’ve heard from the other players that around 60-70 players come for these trials, and you get hardly an over or two to bowl. And there’s no pressure also. So, there’s no point going there. Therefore, I preferred playing an official game to that, rather than going all the way to Mohali and bowling two to four overs,” he explained.

Furthermore, Tushar Deshpande said he doesn’t want to break his impetus. The fast bowler believes it is crucial to focus his energy in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.

“The season has just begun, we have just played the first Ranji match and there are seven to go, so I know Ranji is more important for me right now,” he stressed.

Tushar Deshpande has taken a bold decision and it is good to know the Indian youngster knows the path he wants to travel. Rejecting IPL trials is a big decision, however, Deshpande will like to make sure that he took a good decision.