Ready to rock: Shahrukh, Siddharth and Jhathavedh, who performed for Kovai Kings in the TNPL, can be eager to make their presence felt in the IPL.
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It was nice aid for Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner M. Siddharth as he lastly discovered his way back into the IPL fold after not being a part of the competitors for the final two years.
The 25-year-old Siddharth has constantly carried out in the TNPL and obtained his first IPL break in 2020 with Kolkata Knight Riders earlier than becoming a member of Delhi Capitals in 2021. However, an harm in 2021 meant he missed the second part of the match held in the UAE. Since then, he obtained near the IPL solely as a web bowler for Mumbai Indians (2022) and Chennai Super Kings (2023).
On Tuesday, Lucknow Super Giants paid ₹2.4 crore to accumulate Siddharth.
“I have been waiting for this for the last two years. There were times when I was very disappointed and frustrated. I was a bit nervous today, but I am thrilled,” Siddharth instructed The Hindu.
“A lot of credit should go to A.C. Prathiban (former Puducherry and TN player) for the way he helped me during the last few years. He has been there every morning for every practice session. Similarly, Shahrukh Khan, Dinesh Karthik, and my nutritionist Sadhvika Srinivas have also played crucial roles,” added Siddharth.
While he’s identified to be a useful bowler in the shorter codecs with his tight line and tempo variation — he has a deadly arm ball — he added one other trick up his sleeve in the TNPL with his spectacular spells in the PowerPlay for champion Lyca Kovai Kings.
“I worked on it in the last few years with Prathiban. I knew it could create an impact if I did well in PowerPlay. I did not deviate from my strengths but learned how to play with the field positions and find the right line and length to bowl. I am also working on a delivery that comes into the left-hander,” Siddharth stated.
Meanwhile, Siddharth’s Kovai Kings skipper M. Shahrukh Khan discovered a brand new residence in Gujarat Titans after spending the final three years with Punjab Kings.
“A new team, a new challenge, but I am excited to be part of a winning outfit. I have heard from players how comfortable the culture is there and how much they back the players. I am looking forward to doing well for them,” stated Shahrukh, who can have the presence of his Tamil Nadu mates in B. Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar and R. Sai Kishore.
The hard-hitting finisher had a good IPL outing final 12 months, putting at 165.96, however Punjab determined to launch him. Though his former staff obtained into a bidding conflict, Titans prevailed at a lower cost than he obtained two years in the past at Punjab.
When requested what was going by means of his thoughts earlier than the public sale, Shahrukh stated: “I did not think a lot. I was expecting a few teams, including Punjab, would show interest in me. I had a good season finishing games for my team last year, and I want to continue in the same vein this year too.”
Apart from Shahrukh and Siddharth, leg-spinner Jhatavedh Subramanyan was the solely different Tamil Nadu participant to discover a staff — SRH — on Tuesday. Incidentally, all three performed for Kovai Kings in the TNPL.
