New Delhi: After a magnificient display of innings during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Jharkhand batsman and newly bought Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer, Ishank Jaggi comes forth to reveal that the reason for his IPL comeback is skipper Gautam Gambhir.
He started off with his IPL career playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the year 2008 after which he Deccan Chargers bought the young Chhattisgarh-based player in 2011. However, the batsman's dismal mperformance left a huge question mark over his IPL career. And then, injury put a temporary cease to his struggle. But it seems that Ishank didn't lose hope.
He came back strong during the domestic season, this year, notching up some brilliant knocks in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which finally bore fruit. Following his consistent performance, he was included as the 352nd player on the IPL bucket list for the 2017 auction. And in the end got picked by the Kolkata-based team at a base price of Rs10 lakhs.
In an interview to Indian Express, the 28-yea-old revealed, "After a break of four years, KKR has reposed confidence in me and selected me. It is satisfying that finally I’ll play IPL. It is Gautam Bhaiya, who had seen me playing during the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, and showed confidence in my game. I credit my comeback in the IPL to him."
Like most other upcoming Ranchi cricketers, he too draws his inspiration from 'Mahi Bhai' (Mahendra Singh Dhoni). Speaking about the former skipper, whom Ishank refers to as 'legend', he said, "I have always played with an objective to finish or win the game, while Dhoni taught me to think from point of view of a finisher. He has taught me to have an attitude to finish the game, and not to give up till the last moment, which I’ll try to execute it for Kolkata this season."
