Siddarth Kaul Laments His Ouster From Indian Cricket Team, Urges Domestic Cricket To Be Given Importance For Selection

Siddarth Kaul made his international debut for India in 2018 and played his last game for India in 2019. He has been out of the Indian senior team for more than two years. He will be playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022 and is excited to play alongside Virat Kohli.

Siddarth Kaul was a product of the 2008 India U-19 squad. Many players from that squad including Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja amongst others went on to be matchwinners for India. Kaul, on the other hand, was deprived of opportunities.

Kaul, in a recent interaction with Sports Yaari, spoke about the impact of the IPL and how limited televised coverage of domestic cricket in India have not allowed many talented players to play for India. In the same breath, he spoke about domestic performances being given importance for players to make a successful career at the national level.

I Didn’t Even Get Selected For India A Squad: Siddhart Kaul

“Domestic cricket should be the criteria because some players who can’t play the IPL, they have such outstanding performances in domestic cricket. They aren’t included in any tour. I am quarantining right now, else I would have been playing the Ranji Trophy.

“If you look at my track record last year, I played 5 matches, and I had taken 28 wickets, out of which there were 3 five-wicket hauls and a hat-trick. On a turning track, I had grabbed 2 five-wicket-hauls, one on a green top. Yet, no one paid attention. I didn’t even get selected for India A,” Kaul said.

The Indian pacer is not ready to give up just yet. Kaul said that he will continue doing the hard work and use this IPL season looking to make a comeback to the national side.

“My job is to perform. If I do that, deep down, I will have the satisfaction that I did well. It is the selector’s job to pick or not pick me.

“I will be happy knowing that I did my job. Yes, if I don’t do my job well and then criticise then that is foolishness. I will keep performing because it was on the basis on my performance itself that I got into the Indian team,” Kaul concluded saying.

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