Delhi Capitals’s (DC) rookie pacer Avesh Khan is preparing for the upcoming England series after being named in the standby list alongside three other players – Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna and Arzan Nagwaswalla. He has impressed everyone with his skills in all the game he has featured for Delhi in the now-postponed IPL 2021.
He claimed 14 wickets, the joint second-highest along with Rajasthan Royals’ Chris Morris. It was only 3 wickets less than Royal Challenger Bangalores’ (RCB) Harshal Patel who topped the chart as well. However, the young speedster has shared that he has travelled with the Indian team before as well.
However, he has shared that he will make sure to be fit in every way possible so that if an opportunity comes he could use that well. Notably, during the Australia tour last year, a lot of injuries took place, which saw the debuts of the net bowlers like T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar in the playing eleven as well.
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“I have travelled as net bowler with Team India to South Africa as well. I was with the squad during 2019 World Cup in England also, was them during the home Test series against England. I have been with the Indian squad during Asia Cup also. It gives a very good opportunity. I am a standby bowler for the upcoming England tour and if someone gets injured I might get a chance to play. I will do my preparations for the tour. I have to play and give my 100 per cent,” Avesh Khan told ESPNcricinfo.
India England tour will begin with the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand from June 18 in Southampton. Virat Kohli-led India will then take on England in a five-match Test series starting August 4 as well.
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On the other hand, as far as the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League is concerned, the BCCI and the IPL governing council has decided to call off the tournament for an indefinite time period after many players got infected by the coronavirus inside the bio-bubble.
It started with Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep warrior and later Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach L Balaji, SunRisers Hyderabad’s Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra too joined in the infected players’ list which led the board to take the decision to call it off now.
