When Rishabh Pant hobbled off the field with a fractured toe in Manchester, India’s selectors were forced to take a tough call. The last thing India wanted was to lose their best Test batter and vice-captain (for the 5th Test). However, now they had to find a replacement as a keeper option ahead of the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
First, it was reported that Ishan Kishan was the first-choice option, but due to the niggle he’s reportedly carrying, it opened up an opportunity for another deserving star. For N. Jagadeesan, the moment he’d been quietly preparing for had finally arrived.
On Thursday afternoon, he was just getting ready for a routine training session in Coimbatore when the phone rang. “I got a call from the selector, and he said: ‘You might get another call in one hour’s time. So just be ready.’ And after that, I just had a lot of jitters waiting for the call. It was a very happy moment,” Jagadeesan told The Times of India in a heartfelt interview.
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