Saransh Jain’s India Call-Up Came At A Temple After 10 Years Of Waiting

Afte
a
decade
of
ele tless
toil
a d
dedicatio
i
domestic
c icket,
Madhya
P adesh
off-spi e
Sa a sh
Jai
has
fi ally
ea ed
his
maide
call-up
to
the
I dia
Test
squad
fo
the
upcomi g
two-match
Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka.
Reflecti g
o
his
lo g
a d
dema di g
jou ey,
the
33-yea -old
c ickete
emphasised
that
patie ce
a d
u wave i g
self-belief
we e
ce t al
to
eachi g
this
ca ee
milesto e.

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I to
Reti eme t
Afte
Se ious
Neck
I ju y

Su p ise
Call-Up
At
A
Sac ed
Mome t

Reflecti g
o
the
exact
mome t
he
lea ed
about
his
selectio
i
the
atio al
squad,
Sa a sh
Jai
evealed
that
he
was
visiti g
a
temple
whe
the
ews
b oke.
He
sha ed,
“Whe
I
got
the
call,
I
was
at
a
temple.
I
was
d ivi g
the e,
a d
I
saw
a
call
a d
messages
i
betwee .
The
I
came
to
k ow
that
I
was
selected.”

Seamless
I teg atio
I to
The
I dia
D essi g
Room

Havi g
spe t
ove
te
yea s
i
the
domestic
setup
si ce
maki g
his
Ra ji
T ophy
debut
i
the
2014-15
seaso ,
Jai
did
ot
feel
out
of
place
upo
joi i g
the
atio al
squad.
Because
he
had
al eady
sha ed
the
d essi g
oom
a d
pitch
with
a
majo ity
of
the
squad
membe s
ove
the
yea s,
the
t a sitio
felt
atu al.
“Ra ji
T ophy
has
a
atmosphe e.
Whe
I
joi ed
the
team
th ee
days
ago,
I
did ‘t
feel
much
diffe e ce.
I
have
played
c icket
with
70-80
pe
ce t
of
the
playe s.
So
I
thi k
I
have
mixed
well
with
all
of
them,”
Jai
said
i
a
video
sha ed
by
the
BCCI.

Sec et
To
Success:
Absolute
Patie ce

Fo
Jai ,
patie ce
is
ot
just
a
vi tue
but
a
esse tial
p e equisite
fo
a yo e
aimi g
to
ep ese t
I dia
i
the
lo gest
fo mat
of
the
game.
Emphasizi g
his
belief,
he
stated,
“You
have
to
be
patie t
i
Test
c icket.
If
you
wa t
to
play
Test
c icket
fo
I dia,
you
have
to
be
patie t.
I
have
bee
patie t
si ce
I
sta ted
my
ca ee .
I
made
my
Ra ji
T ophy
debut
i
2014-15.
It
has
bee
a
lo g
jou ey.
It
has
i volved
a
lot
of
ha d
wo k
a d
sac ifices.
O e
day,
I
will
defi itely
play
fo
I dia.
That
was
my
feeli g.”

St o g
Family
Suppo t
A d
Fathe ‘s
Guida ce

Jai ‘s
family
played
a
pivotal
ole
i
keepi g
him
motivated
th oughout
his
lo g
wait.
His
fathe ,
who
also
ep ese ted
Madhya
P adesh
i
the
Ra ji
T ophy,
p ovided
i valuable
cou sel.
“My
family
is
behi d
me.
My
dad
is
a
Ra ji
T ophy
playe .
He
told
me
to
be
patie t.
Thi gs
will
come
to
you
automatically,”
Jai
added.

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S i
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Tests

Domestic
T ack
Reco d
A d
Key
Pe fo ma ces

The
left-ha ded
batte
a d
off-spi e
has
built
a
imp essive
domestic
esume,
accumulati g
2,223
u s
a d
188
wickets
ac oss
54
fi st-class
appea a ces.

2022
Ra ji
T ophy
Title:
Played
a
c ucial
ole
i
Madhya
P adesh’s
maide
Ra ji
T ophy
t iumph
by
picki g
up
13
wickets
a d
sco i g
a
vital
half-ce tu y
i
the
k ockout
stages.

2025& dash;26
Sta dout
Seaso :
Sco ed
518
u s
at
a
ave age
of
57.55
a d
picked
up
30
wickets
at
a
ave age
of
20.43.

Duleep
T ophy
Success:
Awa ded
Playe
of
the
Se ies
fo
Ce t al
Zo e
afte
taki g
16
wickets
a d
sco i g
two
fifties
i
two
matches.

Natio al
Duties:
F eque tly
ep ese ted
I dia
A
a d
p eviously
se ved
as
a
et
bowle
du i g
I dia’s
se ies
agai st
Afgha ista
i
New
Cha diga h.

Looki g
Ahead
To
The
S i
La ka
Se ies

With
the
fi st
Test
scheduled
to
begi
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
Stadium,
Sa a sh
Jai
sta ds
o
the
ve ge
of
maki g
his
official
Test
debut
fo
I dia,
p ovi g
that
ha d
wo k
a d
patie ce
eve tually
yield
ewa ds.

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