Gill-Senior Net Baller of Gill-Arsadeep. (Photo- Instagram)
The second match of the 5 -match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, which will start from July 2. Team India, running 0-1 in the series, is preparing fiercely for this match. However, the presence of Chandigarh fast bowler Jagjit Singh Sandhu in the practice session of the Indian cricket team, which is preparing for the second match, caught everyone’s attention. Jagjit Singh Sandhu has played with many players of the current team of Indian.
Gill-Senior Net Baller becomes senior
Chandigarh fast bowler Jagjit Singh Sandhu became part of Team India as a net bowler before Edgbaston Test. During this, he spent time with his old colleagues Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep. Jagjit described this opportunity as a special experience and shared those moments of his cricket career when he landed with or against these players.
Jagjit Singh Sandhu plays first class cricket for Chandigarh. These days he is present for his cricket commitment in Birmingham. In such a situation, he became a part of the practice session of Team India. Along with Jagjit, Punjab Kings spinner Harpreet Brar was also seen bowling in the nets. This is being considered part of the strategy of the Indian team. Jagjit expressed his happiness in a video shared by the BCCI and said, ‘I did not come here that I did not talk to these players for a long time. All the players were surprised to see me.
Jagjit Singh Sandhu remembers the old days
Jagjit recalled those moments of his cricket career when he played with or against the current stars of the Indian team. He told that he and Rishabh Pant had played together at the under-19 level. Shubman Gill has been his junior, and Jagjit has spent time with him in domestic cricket for Punjab. He has also played in under-19 cricket against Washington Sundar, while Arshdeep Singh has been very junior with him. Jagjit laughed and said, “When I was playing under-19, Arshdeep was a part of Under-16.” Apart from this, Akash Deep has also played with Jagjit.
Talking about the career of Jagjit Singh Sandhu, he has played 24 First Class, 22 List A and 21 T20 matches so far. In the first class, he has taken 82 wickets, 26 wickets in List A and 30 wickets in T20. Apart from this, he has also scored 317 runs in first class with 1 half -century.
