Double hundred adopted by 100: Saurashtra’s Chirag Jani hits a purple patch

Bhavnagar-born Chirag Jani goes by means of a purple patch. Every week after scoring his maiden double hundred in opposition to Odisha within the Ranji Trophy, the Saurashtra batsman made a century (140) in opposition to Goa. Jani was requested to bat at No.3 for the primary time and made the chance rely within the earlier spherical. He appears to be comfy in his new batting place as his century on Thursday got here when batting at one down.

“I am an all-rounder. I bat in the middle order and I am a medium pacer. I usually bat at number 6 or 7. I got a golden chance to bat at No.3 for the very first time in my career and I scored 235 runs in 373 balls against Odisha,” Jani had instructed this paper after final week’s exploits.

In the 2019-20 Ranji season, Saurashtra gained the Ranji trophy and Jani performed an important function with 544 runs and 17 wickets within the match.

Chirag mentioned he was open to being versatile in the case of his function within the batting order. “My approach towards batting is very simple. I bat according to the conditions and what the team needs. I can tonk the ball if needed, I can grind it out at the wicket.”

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The Saurashtra right-hander hit 3⃣3⃣ fours & 4⃣ sixes and scored 2⃣3⃣5⃣ in opposition to Odisha. 👏 👏 #RanjiTrophy | #SAUvODI | @saucricket | @Paytm

A snippet of his innings 🎥 🔽 pic.twitter.com/Dv0gTlxPyE

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Saurashtra’s stalwart Sheldon Jackson has performed an important function in shaping Jani’s profession. Jackson, with 5,722 runs in 77 First-Class video games, has been a supply of assist for Jani.

“He supported me when I was going through a rough patch. There have been ups and downs, I got injured twice and I think it’s a part of your journey. You have to overcome it. Sheldon has always encouraged me to give my best. I am happy for him as he is part of IPL 2022”.

Jani works for the postal service now. His cricketing journey is a testomony to his onerous work. Being from a humble background, it was very troublesome for him to play the game. He needs he had an IPL contract.

“I started playing cricket from my school days. I lived in Bhavnagar. There were no turf wickets or grounds so I used to practice on the cemented wicket. And from there on my journey started. I played in school and after that, I gave a trial for U-17 in Bhavnagar.”

He additionally added, “ I carried out effectively within the trials so I received chosen within the squad. I performed effectively within the follow matches so I received picked for the Bhavnagar staff. So from there, my skilled journey began. I performed in district matches. Then I performed U-17, U-19, U-23, U-25, after which first-class cricket.
Chirag’s father has at all times supported him in his profession. His mom was in opposition to him enjoying cricket however when she noticed her son’s image within the newspaper, she began supporting him.

“My father is a policeman and my mother is a housewife. She didn’t like seeing me playing cricket but still, I used to manage to get out of the house and play cricket. My father was very supportive of me.”