Emboldened by County stint, Sai Kishore aims to win it all with Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu cricket captain Sai Kishore is preparing for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season after a successful stint in English County cricket. He emphasizes the importance of team unity and the goal of winning the championship with his young squad.
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It is not every day that you see former England Test captain and World Cup winner Ben Stokes fling his bat in the air in disbelief after being bamboozled and castled ‘through the gate’.
Sai Kishore, though, has that image to savour — Stokes left stunned by the Tamil Nadu spinner during his recent County stint in England.
Back home and into the rigours of the country’s premier domestic competition, the Ranji Trophy, the TN red-ball captain spoke to The Hindu before leaving for Jaipur, where his side opens its campaign against Rajasthan on October 11.
“Playing in foreign conditions was a good opportunity to test myself. I played at different grounds and, for the first time, at Old Trafford. You watch these grounds on TV and do your research, but it is different when you actually play there,” said Sai Kishore.
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