Ahead of IPL 2023, former India quick bowler and IPL 2009 winner Deccan Chargers member RP Singh made an fascinating revelation.
Speaking on Geo Cinema, the veteran mentioned that Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist had picked right-arm pacer Harmeet Singh Bansal within the closing squad as he believed him to be the workforce’s fortunate mascot.
During the 2009 IPL season, the Punjab pacer didn’t function in a lot of the video games, however was included within the taking part in XI in the previous few matches. In these matches, he managed solely 3 wickets and it shocked Singh that Gilchrist was so adamant to not drop the right-arm pacer from the lineup.
“When we spoke to the captain and the coach about it, they flatly refused saying ‘he is important for the XI’. And why was he important? ‘Because he was lucky for us’… Gilchrist told me! And I said, ‘This is also a selection criterion!'” RP Singh recalled.
“We thought Harmeet was versatile, he bowled effectively. He had restricted expertise however he gave his 100 per cent on the bottom and that was vital. We had been successful so everybody thought it unwise to tamper with a successful mixture. But nonetheless a few of us believed that we might strive one thing totally different.”
Two of the three wickets Harmeet took in the course of the event got here within the closing in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mark Boucher and Rahul Dravid had been two vital victims of the then 21-year-old bowler.
He conceded solely 23 runs from his 4 overs within the conclusion of that sport. The Chargers had been defending a small whole within the closing as Harmeet’s spell undoubtedly helped the workforce.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
