IPL 2022: 'I Had To Take A 7 AM Flight, I Got Call At 11 PM That I'm No Longer In Team': CSK Pacer Recalls 'Disheartening' Moment

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have persevered through an intense season in the 2022 Indian Premier League. The season saw a to and fro in captaincy with MS Dhoni giving care of the influential position to Ravindra Jadeja and the all-rounder surrendering it back to the previous captain after eight games into the season.

The season was additionally defaced with conflicting exhibitions and the side is currently left depending on different outcomes to go away, as well as holding back nothing in each of its remaining games to get a playoff spot.

Simarjeet Singh Moving Forward For CSK

The CSK had additionally lost one of its vitally Indian bowlers – Deepak Chahar – as he was governed out of the season because of a physical issue. In his nonattendance, the side tried numerous Indian pacers in the XI and the likes of Mukesh Choudhary and Simarjeet Singh have moved forward for CSK in the last couple of games.

Simarjeet, who made his debut for the Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad, sparkled in the side’s last game against Delhi Capitals as he got figures of 2/27 of four overs. Simarjeet was picked by CSK in the mega auction for INR 20 lakh and was prior a member of Mumbai Indians when he was roped in by the side during the second period of the season a year ago.

Simarjeet Singh Recalls How He Was Dropped At The Last Moment From Indian Team

Simarjeet, who addresses Delhi, has likewise played for India’s U19 teams previously; however in a video for CSK, the bowler reviewed an incident when he was dropped from the team just hours before the planned takeoff.

“There was this one time when I was selected to play for India, when I was selected in the U-19 team in Asia Cup. A day before we were scheduled to depart, I got a call, telling me that I cannot go to the Asia Cup because of some rule that barred those who played at the U19 level the previous year from playing again.

Since I played at the level the previous year, the selectors canceled my selection,” Simarjeet recalled.

“I was supposed to take flight at 7 in the morning, and I got a call at 11 PM that I’m no longer a part of the team. So, I was disheartened by it all. But my parents tried to pacify me by telling me I should be proud to have gotten where I have.

This incident had the effect of motivating me to get selected to play for India in some other series, like the emerging cup or something like that,” said Simarjeet.

The Indian pacer has played in 11 first-class matches for Delhi up to this point, taking 37 wickets. He has likewise made 23 List A and 20 T20 appearances for the team.

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