Veteran Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain made headlines after his selection in India’s squad for the Sri Lanka series in August as well. Team India will tour Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series. Ahead of the same, Saransh Jain revealed that Indian legends Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin were his idols as well. He also recalled his interaction with Harbhajan Singh during a recent camp at the BCCI COE, where the former spinner told him a line he’d never forget, which motivated him a lot as well.

“I learnt a lot from Harbhajan during the recent COE camp. He told me not to change anything skill-wise as I have played a lot. But some of his lines motivated me a lot. He told me me one on one that to gain something, you don’t have to lose anything, you just have to do something. That line is stuck in my mind, and I work harder,” he said in an exclusive interview with Star Sports.

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In the same interview, Saransh Jain also shared that he started playing cricket because of his father Subodh Jain, who is also a former first-class cricketer himself. Apart from the Indian legends, his father has also been his idol as well.

“I started cricket because of my father. He is also an ex-Ranji player. I play cricket only for him, and he is my idol. When it comes to bowling, Harbhajan and Ashwin are my idols, and I have learnt a lot by looking at their bowling. I am not thinking about how it will be in Sri Lanka, but the focus is only on continuing the basics,” he further added.

“I like to bat, and from my childhood, I have loved batting just like any other player. I used to work on improving my batting with my brother and father on the terrace. Irrespective of failure or success, I love tough situations while batting. I enjoy staying at the crease,” Saransh Jain concluded.