Defeat in last season’s quarterfinal spurred the team: J & K coach Ajay Sharma
The Hindu
Defeat in last season’s quarterfinal spurred the team: J & K coach Ajay Sharma
Life came full circle for Paras Dogra on Saturday.
It was at this very ground in 2013 that he made his debut for India-A – in a star-studded team that also had Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan – against West Indies-A.
Little would he have imagined that he would lift his maiden Ranji Trophy title at the same venue, in the second season as captain of his adopted home Jammu & Kashmir, in the third decade of his domestic career.
“I still remember... yeah… but never thought we are going to be champions in this ground,” Dogra said. “I just can’t, can’t, can’t explain to be honest. It has been a very long journey.
“But I got hope last year when we reached the quarterfinal. So I have always been pushing every player and myself. And it worked.”
The 41-year-old admitted that a few years back he had nearly quit playing cricket.
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