Dream to represent India has been fulfilled, says Avesh Khan

Avesh,
who
had
24
wickets
in
the
IPL,
deservingly
got
a
national
call-up
and
got
the
news
just
after
MP’s
Syed
Mushtaq
Ali
T20
match
against
Kerala.

“Every
cricketer
has
a
dream
that
he
plays
for
his
country
and
he
works
hard
to
turn
this
dream
into
a
reality.
My
dream
has
been
fulfilled
now,”
Avesh,
who
has
100
first-class
wickets,
from
27
matches,
told
PTI.

Avesh
said
that
he
had
performed
well
in
the
last
domestic
season
and
also
in
the
Indian
Premier
League,
which
helped
him
to
earn
the
national
call-up.

The
right-arm
speedster
credited
former
cricketers
like
Amay
Khurasiya,
Chandrakant
Pandit,
Devendra
Bundela
and
Abbas
Ali
for
spotting
the
talent
in
him
and
then
guiding
him
throughout
his
career.

Rohit
Sharma
named
T20I
skipper,
KL
Rahul
to
don
vice-captain
hat
for
NZ
series;
Venkatesh,
Harshal
picked

Khan’s
father
Ashiq
Khan
recalled
how
he
gave
wings
to
Avesh’ dreams.

“My
son
first
got
associated
with
Indore
Colts
Cricket
Club.
Then
Amay
Khurasiya
spotted
his
talent
and
took
him
to
his
own
academy.
After
that
he
did
not
look
back,”
his
father
remembered.

His
father
also
said
that
the
moment
Avesh
landed
in
Indore
after
three-months,
they
straight
away
drove
to
Khurasiya’s
residence
and
sought
his
blessings.

As
soon
as
Avesh
came
to
his
house,
a
plethora
of
his
relatives
and
well-wishers
had
already
come
home
to
congratulate
the
rookie
pacer.

India’s
T20I
squad
against
NZ:
Rohit
Sharma
(Captain),
KL
Rahul
(Vice-Captain),
Ruturaj
Gaikwad,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Suryakumar
Yadav,
Rishabh
Pant
(wicketkeeper),
Ishan
Kishan
(wicketkeeper),
Venkatesh
Iyer,
Yuzvendra
Chahal,
R
Ashwin,
Axar
Patel,
Avesh
Khan,
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar,
Deepak
Chahar,
Harshal
Patel,
Mohammed
Siraj

India
vs
New
Zealand
T20
Series
Schedule

November
17:
Jaipur
–
7
PM
IST

November
19:
Ranchi
–
7
PM
IST

November
21:
Kolkata
–
7
PM
IST