Unmukt Chand only wants to focus on Cricket - Cricket News Update
Amidst all the media attention following the team’s victorious World Cup winning campaign, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 Under-19 skipper, Unmukt Chand, has reiterated the desire to focus solely on his cricket.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-Nicholas-Stuart-Hobbs-c86335, who is hailed by all and sundry in the cricket world as the next big thing for Indian cricket, is still learning to handle the media hype surrounding him. It all soon came after another impressive showing with the bat, where the 19-year-old
struck a brilliant century in the final against defending champions http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, and led the Men in Blue to their third World title.
The team returned home last week to a hero’s welcome, but the spotlight remained on the rookie, who has fast earned a reputation as a big match player. Despite the meteoric rise, the player wants to keep his feet grounded and focus on the upcoming assignments
with the A team.
“At the moment I am finding it very difficult with so much of media around me. My main focus is to play cricket. If you do well, endorsements will come. I just want to focus on playing cricket,” Unmukt said of his new-found experience of becoming a celebrity.
Speaking of his passion for the game, the right-handed opener, who wanted to become an engineer, said that he developed the love of the game in his childhood, calling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 his first cricketing idol.
“I was 4-year-old when I started playing cricket. I was passionate for the game right from very beginning,” said the batsman. “Sachin was my first cricketing hero. I always loved watching him bat. I like the way he has carried himself for the last 20 years,”
added the youngster.
In addition to cricket, the youngster is also known for maintaining a diary which he believes could one day turn into a book.“I wrote about the current phase where there is so much of media hype. Yes I hope it can be converted into a book.”
Unmukt, who will join a preparatory camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), will be part of the India A team, which will tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 this month.
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