“I was exhausted. By the end of it, I was so tired that I could barely pick calls and talk,” stated Nagwaswalla. “I did not expect the call. Everyone has confidence that I would get through one day or the other. I also had that confidence. [But] this was very unexpected and surprising,” he stated.
Nagwaswalla thinks of himself being a left-armer was a bonus that helped him make reduce. “Maybe because I am a left-arm fast bowler [I was picked]. I am young. That is the only thing. Also, my last season went well,” he stated.
On reaching residence, household and associates thronged Nagwaswalla. “I hugged my parents tightly. My friends, who were waiting for me at the doorstep, celebrated by ordering a cake for me,” he stated. The tempo bowler, who represents Gujarat in Ranji Trophy, has picked 62 wickets in 16 first-class matches. He took 41 wickets in eight matches in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season.
Former Gujarat coach Vijay Patel calls him a “swing bowler and someone who has come through age-group cricket”. “Yes, I am a swing bowler. My speed is 130-135, but I try to swing the ball,” Nagwaswalla defined.
While India’s first-choice left-arm pacer T Natarajan, who performed the fourth Test towards Australia in Brisbane, is injured, Nagwaswalla might be in line to observe the trail of the Tamil Nadu pacer. Natarajan went as an uncapped participant to Australia however made debut in all three codecs and in addition impressed.
India play the World Test Championship last in June after which 5 Test matches towards England in August-September. An harm to a bowler may present Nagwaswalla with a possibility. Nagwaswalla calls the stint at MI nets fruitful. “It was a great experience. I got an opportunity to bowl to some good batsmen. I spoke to Zaheer [Khan] sir. If I would have remained at home, nothing would have happened because of the lockdown. So, it was great that I could practice and kept doing training,” he added.
It was a dream come true to be with former India pacer Zaheer, MI director of cricket operations, since he had adopted him whereas rising up and was impressed by him. “He didn’t do much on the bowling aspect. He said it is fine. just He said that if you train well, you will see more benefit in your bowling. He asked me to train well. He told me certain technical things,” stated Nagwaswalla.
“I was left-handed. That was my advantage. We didn’t have too many left-armers in our district or even state level. I used to watch Zaheer and I got interested in bowling fast,” he stated. Nagwaswalla’s father, who was into non-public service, is retired now.
“I used to play with my brother, who is seven years older to me and also used to bowl. I would play with and he taught me the basics.” Nagwaswalla was noticed by his coach in his village and from there he went to district. There was no wanting again.
“My parents didn’t know much about cricket. Even I didn’t know initially. But they backed me and supported me and ensured that I go to Ahmedabad on time. They never discouraged me. They told me to keep doing if I was feeling better and said ‘we will see what happens’,” added Nagwaswalla.
The pacer may turn into the primary cricketer in India’s fundamental squad from the Parsi group after 46 years since Farokh Engineer performed in 1975. “Am aware of the contribution made by Parsis to cricket and the cricketers who have played for India,” he stated. “As I began playing Ranji Trophy, I realised I was the only one. The day I played Ranji Trophy, I got to know that there was no Parsi cricketer playing in Ranji Trophy at the moment.”
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