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IPL: How Quickly The Stars Fade!
“Somebody not picking me is not in my control. I take more pride in representing my state Bengal, and having the opportunity to do something I love on a daily basis.”
“The IPL is good no doubt,”
“But not getting selected to play in it is not the end of the world either. As long as I am doing well and improving as a cricketer and person, it’s all good. Life is unpredictable, and you never know what’s going to happen. So I just want to enjoy my game, have fun, make memories. As long as I am fit and playing, I believe I can represent my country. That is what drives me every day.”
“That is where I first heard about the IPL. Obviously we were excited by the property. No one at that point looked at it as a means to attain stardom or become rich. At 19 years of age, we were just excited at the thought of sharing the dressing rooms with men we had grown up watching play cricket on TV.”
“I was there amongst the best and I had to learn to handle all the glamour, limelight and crowd. It was a different experience, but I gradually got used to the hype. My focus was still on playing good cricket.”
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