Punjab Kings’ promising batter Jitesh Sharma remains positive despite lacking India’s T20I squad for the upcoming West Indies collection. Jitesh was tipped to make his worldwide debut on the West Indies tour after spectacular performances in Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL).
The 29-yr-previous wicketkeeper batter first got here underneath the limelight throughout IPL 2022 the place he recorded 234 runs in simply 10 innings at a strike charge of 163.63. He earned a nationwide workforce name-up for Sri Lanka and New Zealand collection this yr however was not capable of make his debut despite first-selection wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant being on the sidelines on account of damage.
Jitesh featured in all 14 IPL video games for Punjab this yr and scored 309 runs in 14 IPL 2023 innings at a strike charge of 156.06. His title was taking rounds in the media for West Indies T20Is however the Indian administration went forward with Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson. When requested about his emotions about getting ignored for the West Indies tour, Jitesh mentioned that he’s not considering much about the future and can maintain his expectations underneath management.
“God has a bigger plan for me. Frankly speaking, I don’t think much about the future. As a human, I have expectations but I try to keep them under control. Right now, my sole focus is on my fitness and skills and how to keep it at prime,” Jitesh mentioned in an interview with cricket.com.
Jitesh was a part of India’s final two T20I collection and was dropped from the workforce with out getting a single likelihood to showcase his price. However, he revealed that he discovered quite a bit and loved his time with the nationwide workforce.
“It was a great learning process. You are 28-29, but you still want to learn. When you go to the highest level, you still feel incomplete and have so many things to learn about the game. So it was very thrilling. I was so keen to go there, in the nets, in the warm-up, everywhere. I was so excited. I am someone who never gets tense. I always enjoy the pressure, so it was a very good experience and I think I enjoyed it a lot there,” Jitesh added.
