New Delhi: It was the last Friday of Ramadan and Avesh Khan was just finishing his evening prayer when he was told that he would be travelling as a standby with the Indian Test team to England next month.
Avesh is 24 now. But he has been travelling with the Indian team as a net bowler since Jan 2018. This time, though, he is aware he will have to be in the best shape over the next three and a half months to fit in if an opportunity arises. He has seen how unheralded players had to come in and perform in Australia.
However, the last year has put things in perspective for Avesh. That he turned up as a much-improved fast bowler in this year’s IPL has a lot to do with how he saw life during the pandemic.
This story is from the May 09, 2021 edition of The Times of India Delhi.
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