Awana aims to perform well despite rejection – Cricket News Update
Despite being repeatedly ignored by the national selectors, medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parvinder-Awana-c80792 has claimed that he will continue to put in maximum effort in his performances despite continued disappointments.
“… I have learnt to take rejections. You don't stop working hard because you have been rejected,” he told
PTI. “I have never got anything easily in my life. Even when I have played for Delhi, I treated each match as my last opportunity.”
The 25-year-old, whose career spans 32 matches with 110 wickets to his name, had a phenomenal domestic season, during which he claimed 57 scalps for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vijay-Samuel-Hazare-c95227 Trophy – the feat, however, was apparently not enough to earn him a place on
the 15-man http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 A squad chosen for the upcoming tour of the Caribbean which is due to kick off on June 2 in Barbados.
“Obviously, when you get 57 wickets in the domestic season, you expect a call. I was hurt initially, but this rejection has made me more determined to perform even better in the next domestic season,” Awana said.
Meanwhile the right-armer is associated with the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 franchise in the ongoing 5th edition of the Indian Premier League, for whom he remains the second highest wicket-taker in the current season, having claimed 9 wickets in five innings.
More impressive performances include a 4 for 34 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 20 at Mohali, and 3 for 39 against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians on April 25.
The platform has brought Awana into the limelight, and the exposure has been coupled with appreciation from all quarters, including praise from international players such as Kings XI skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, and teammate David Hussey.
“Everyone has been watching my performance in the IPL,” Awana pointed out. “Cricketers like Adam Gilchrist and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 have praised my performance, and that in itself is a huge boost.”
However, despite some impressive displays by individual players, the Kings XI have been having a disappointing season so far, and are currently second-last on the points table. With the tournament semi-finals looming and a place in the playoffs up for grabs,
the team have 7 remaining matches during which they have the chance to boost their ranking.
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