Dhull relieved after ton to kickstart “new innings”

Yash Dhull’s ton was the lone vibrant spot for Delhi.
| Photograph Credit score: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

As a teenager aiming to climb the ladder within the cut-throat world of Indian cricket, Yash Dhull, a former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain, would have lengthy braced himself for ups and downs on the sector. However the 21-year-old batter from Delhi wouldn’t have seen the curveball that was thrown at him away from the sector earlier this yr, when what appeared like a customary check-up by the medical workforce of the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) at an rising gamers’ camp detected a gap in his coronary heart.

Life has modified for Dhull having needed to bear a minor coronary heart surgical procedure for the congenital situation, however proof that he’s doing completely superb got here through his unbeaten century for Delhi within the second-round Ranji Trophy conflict in opposition to Tamil Nadu on Sunday. This century — his first in First-Class cricket since his restoration — marks a “new innings” in Dhull’s personal phrases.

“This was an important innings for me as a result of that is after a surgical procedure. If you come again to enjoying on such a platform and begin a brand new innings, this (century) is sweet motivation and a constructive signal,” Dhull instructed reporters. “This situation was there from the beginning. Usually the surgical procedure occurs after beginning. Mine has occurred very late. That we received to know was essential. As a result of after the age of 35, this is able to have harmed. Being again on the sector makes me very pleased.”

Gurjapneet shines

Tamil Nadu pacer Gurjapneet Singh backed up his six-wicket haul on Ranji debut with one other commendable shift. Of the eight wickets that Tamil Nadu prised out on Sunday, Gurjapneet contributed two in 23 disciplined overs.

“We had been simply executing our plan of being constant on a size. All of the bowlers did that, which is why our financial system charges had been good and we curtailed Delhi’s scoring,” he mentioned.