Team India has announced their squad for the upcoming series against West Indies. While many notable players have been dropped, players like Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, and Sheldon Jackson failed to make it to the cut. And, after the squad announced, Sheldon opined that he is not giving up yet as well. However, having played in 90 first-class matches and 77 List-A games, Jackson continues to wait for an India call-up and he also shared his frustration when he was dropped even for India ‘A’ last year.
“I have a right to believe and dream that if I have performed for 3 continuous season, I may get picked on the basis of my performances not age, tired of hearing this that I’m a good player and performer but I’m old, I’m 35 not 75,” Jackson had written on his official Twitter profile in August 2022.
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However, in an interview with Sportskeeda, Jackson said that he gets the motivation to continue to play cricket from India stalwarts Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni; while Karthik, at age 37, made a stunning comeback to Team India last year, Dhoni guided Chennai Super Kings to a record fifth IPL title this year at age 41 as well.
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“I get motivated when I see Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni. I was with him (Karthik) at KKR and I have seen his entire transformation. He is a true inspiration for me and at the stage of my career that I am he is a motivation to me. If you don’t get the chance where you will make an impact? I can never comment on anyone’s selection. I can only ask about me, that why I have not got picked. I will never call a selector and ask why am I not picked. If I was not good enough, I wouldn’t have played 90+ games with an average close to fifty. My red ball stats and white ball stats are two different thing,” he shared.
