Bhavnagar-born Chirag Jani goes by means of a purple patch. Per week after scoring his maiden double hundred towards Odisha within the Ranji Trophy, the Saurashtra batsman made a century (140) towards Goa. Jani was requested to bat at No.3 for the primary time and made the chance depend within the earlier spherical. He appears to be snug in his new batting place as his century on Thursday got here when batting at one down.
“I’m an all-rounder. I bat within the center order and I’m a medium pacer. I often bat at quantity 6 or 7. I bought a golden likelihood to bat at No.3 for the very first time in my profession and I scored 235 runs in 373 balls towards Odisha,” Jani had informed this paper after final week’s exploits.
In the 2019-20 Ranji season, Saurashtra gained the Ranji trophy and Jani performed a vital function with 544 runs and 17 wickets within the event.
Chirag mentioned he was open to being versatile on the subject of his function within the batting order. “My method in the direction of batting may be very easy. I bat in line with the circumstances and what the crew wants. I can tonk the ball if wanted, I can grind it out on the wicket.”
DO NOT MISS: Chirag Jani’s splendid knock
The Saurashtra right-hander hit 3⃣3⃣ fours & 4⃣ sixes and scored 2⃣3⃣5⃣ towards Odisha. #RanjiTrophy , #SAUvODI , @saucricket , @paytm
A snippet of his inners pic.twitter.com/Dv0gTlxPyE
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 26, 2022
Saurashtra’s stalwart Sheldon Jackson has performed a vital function in shaping Jani’s profession. Jackson, with 5,722 runs in 77 First-Class video games, has been a supply of assist for Jani.
“He supported me when I was going through a rough patch. There have been ups and downs, I got injured twice and I think it’s a part of your journey. You have to overcome it. Sheldon has always encouraged me to give my best. I am happy for him as he is part of IPL 2022”.
Jani works for the postal service now. His cricketing journey is a testomony to his arduous work.
Jani works for the postal service now. His cricketing journey is a testomony to his arduous work. Being from a humble background, it was very tough for him to play the game. He needs he had an IPL contract.
“I began enjoying cricket from my college days. I lived in Bhavnagar. There had been no turf wickets or grounds so I used to observe on the cemented wicket. And from there on my journey began. I performed in class and after that, I gave a trial for U-17 in Bhavnagar.”
He additionally added, “ I carried out effectively within the trials so I bought chosen within the squad. I performed effectively within the observe matches so I bought picked for the Bhavnagar crew. So from there, my skilled journey began. I performed in district matches. Then I performed U-17, U-19, U-23, U-25, after which first-class cricket.
Chirag’s father has at all times supported him in his profession. His mom was towards him enjoying cricket however when she noticed her son’s image within the newspaper, she began supporting him.
“My father is a policeman and my mom is a housewife. She did not like seeing me enjoying cricket however nonetheless, I used to handle to get out of the home and play cricket. My father was very supportive of me.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
