Avesh Khan, Washington Sundar play against Team India for County Select XI in tour game
Cricket | July 20, 2021 16:41 ISTThe three-day affair in Durham is India's only opportunity to test their bench strength for the Test series against England
The three-day affair in Durham is India's only opportunity to test their bench strength for the Test series against England
Not only did the 24-year-old DC bowler grab 14 wickets in eight games to help his team climb to the top of the table, but he also got the prized wickets of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and RCB's Kohli.
Delhi Capitals bowler Avesh Khan, in an exclusive discussion with India TV on Sunday, talked about the challenges of self-isolation within four walls.
Delhi Capitals pacer Avesh Khan had almost dismissed MS Dhoni back in the 2018 IPL edition but a dropped catch by Colin Munro made the pacer wait for quite some time. This year, Dhoni was bowled off an inside edge against Avesh.
Avesh Khan, who had a breakthrough season this year with Delhi Capitals, feels every budding cricketer dreams of taking the wicket of players like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Avesh, who is just 24, had a brilliant IPL season this year where he dismissed both Dhoni and Kohli.
Avesh Khan got an autograph of Rohit Sharma on his Delhi Capitals' jersey in the recently-suspended IPL edition· In the match, Delhi beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets. Avesh has now revealed that it was actually for a friend who is a big fan of the Mumbai Indians skipper.
Delhi Capitals pacer Avesh Khan emerged as one of the four standby players when the BCCI picked India's squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England. The 24-year-old said he and his family was preparing for Iftar when he got news of his selection.
Trying to pull Avesh's delivery towards the mid-wicket boundary, Dhoni was bowled off an inside edge in CSK's opener against DC this year.
Easwaran was also among the reserves during the recent home Test series against England.
Khan was second, along with Chris Morris, in the race for Purple Cap, awarded to the highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
Avesh picked up 14 wickets in eight games this season and was second in the list of leading wicket-takers, only three plucks behind Purple Cap-holder Harshal Patel.
Trying to pull Avesh's delivery towards the mid-wicket boundary, Dhoni was bowled off an inside edge on Saturday.
Glenn Phillips's half-century guided New Zealand A to 276/5 on the opening day of the second unofficial Test at Lincoln on Friday.
Avesh Khan is one of the four pacers, who is travelling with the Indian team to England to bowl in the nets but his main aim remains to break into the Indian team for the West Indies tour.
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