Prabhsimran Singh credits Yuvraj, Ponting for success
Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. The 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words how much the national call-up meant to him.
Recalling the moment, he said he cut short his gym session and rushed home to share his unbridled joy with his family.
The prolific Punjab Kings opener was hoping to get that special piece of news, having scored 500-plus runs in the last two IPL seasons. His recent outing for India A in Sri Lanka also fuelled that hope.
Prabhsimran was part of India’s Asian Games in 2023 but did not get to play. If he gets to play in Harare, the soft-spoken batter knows he will have to make it count considering the intense competition in the shortest format. He has been picked as the second wicket-keeper batter in the side after Ishan Kishan, with Sanju Samson surprisingly left out of the squad.
“You do feel good when something you are working towards all your life happens. The Asian Games experience back then was good but I didn’t get to play, so I can’t really talk about the nerves that you usually feel when you debut for India,” Prabhsimran told PTI in an interview.
“Now in my heart, if I am going there (to Zimbabwe), I don’t want to come back (without playing). I have always thought that I have to represent the country but, I have to sustain there too. That is the only thing in my mind. If I get a chance, I will do my best so that I don’t go out of the team.”
