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Jaydev Unadkat reacts to Sri Lanka tour snub, turns social media detox mode on
Jaydev Unadkat, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, made his India debut back in 2010. He has played one Test, seven ODIs and 10 T20s and last played for India in 2018.
Indian left-arm pacer Jaydev Undakat has expressed himself through a long note on Twitter after missing a spot in the second-string Indian squad that will tour Sri Lanka in the month of July.
The BCCI on Thursday announced a 20-man squad that will be travelling to Sri Lanka for a 3-match ODI series and as many T20Is. Opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead the side and pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named as the vice-captain. In the absence of regular players, the likes of Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakaraiya, Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad have got maiden call-ups while Manish Pandey has made a comeback.
However, the selectors continue to overlook Unadkat who has been waiting to return to the Indian dressing room for almost three years now, despite taking a record-breaking 67 wickets in the 2020 Ranji Trophy season, leading Saurashtra to their maiden triumph.
The left-arm quick took to Twitter on Saturday and shared a long post after being ignored for the Sri Lanka series.
“I found my passion when I was a kid, inspired by watching all the greats of the gameplay with all their heart on the field. All these years later, I got to experience it myself. And above everything else, that never say die attitude that I saw in them and nurtured inside myself, stayed with me! When I was young, some labelled me as a raw, erratic bowler, an over-dreaming bloke coming from a small town,” wrote Jaydev on Twitter.
“Slowly, their perception changed. and that’s cos I changed. I matured. the highs, the lows, the enormous joy, the extreme disappointment! Oh, what would I have been without sport.
“This game has given me so much, and not for one moment, am I gonna repent on why not me, or when will my time come and what I have I done wrong. I have got my chances in the past & I will still get them. It will be when it will be!,” he elaborated.
“At this point in my career, with all the useful experience that I’ve fortunately gathered, I’m only going to appreciate what comes my way and keep fighting till the very end. (and that’s not gonna be soon, sure!).
“Maybe that could be taken as being soft, but then, I’ll keep the ruthlessness and aggression for when I’m out there on the field.
“I am super grateful for your good wishes & support. Time to focus on my next game. and work even harder. Until then, social media detox mode on,” signed off Unadkat.
The Porbandar born speedster, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, made his India debut back in 2010. Unadkat has played one Test, seven ODIs and 10 T20s and last played for India in 2018.
(With PTI Inputs)
