How was it graduating from Ranji level to the international scene, facing the likes of Donald and Pollock?
The India A tour helped me a lot to prepare for the big league, even though I did not do too well. That gave me the confidence but I was never afraid of playing fast bowling. Also, when I played against the West Indies A side I got a rough time from Reon King. I just couldn’t figure out what went wrong. I was never scared of facing fast bowling but I was just unable to get him away. That is when I realised that I was some distance away from the big league. So what were you honestly dreaming of making it to: the one-day team or the Test side? Everyone thought that I was a player for the longer version. And suddenly I was in the one-day squad. Everybody thought that I was a one-day player. Now I need to prove everybody wrong and get some runs in the Test cricket. If I am successful in one-day games, it’s natural that you will expect me to perform in one-day games as well. Because I believe that if you are good to perform in one-day games, the converse of that is true as well. You just ne
