Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Sheldon Jackson has recently slammed the selection committees for his continuous snubs. Jackson is one of the consistent players in domestic cricket for a long time but failed to get on the radar of the selectors of the national team. He had last played for India A way back in 2017 in a one-off match against England as well.
However, Jackson, 34, has slammed the continued snubs and lashed out at the selection committees for not selecting him due to his age and he asked if those players over the age of 30 are ineligible for selection even if they are fit enough?
“I’m 34. If I’m performing well, better than a 22-23 year old, where is it written in the laws of the game that you’re not eligible to get picked for the national team? Who are those people judging you, and on ability are they judging you? By Ranji score? Fitness? If you’re scoring 800-900 runs consistently for two-three seasons, it means you have to be fit. Or you won’t be able to sustain,” Sheldon Jackson said to Cricketnext.
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“So how can you be judged? Many a times I hear that ‘he’s above 30’. Where is it written that you can’t be picked? And who are these people who are taking away your right from you?” he further added.
Sheldon Jackson has so far played 76 first-class, 60 List A and 59 T20s as well. For the 2020/21 season, he had switched his base to Puducherry as well. So far, he has scored 5634 runs in the longest format, 2096 and 1240 runs in List A matches and T20s, respectively as well.
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Jackson further said “Didn’t I do it this year? The Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy? In such uncertain times, when you know Ranji Trophy isn’t going to happen, all you have to do is pray and do your best in white ball, pink ball, red ball or any colour ball. I know it’s easy to talk and difficult to do, but luckily this year, I’ve done it and that’s why I can talk.”
Notably, Sheldon Jackson is part of the KKR team and he will fly to the UAE when the IPL 2021 will resume in September-October.
