Former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand has denied that he’s seeking to proceed his profession within the USA, as was instructed by Pakistan cricketer Sami Aslam in an interview this week.
Responding to Aslam’s remark that he was one of many Indian cricketers who’ve not too long ago moved to the USA to play within the Major League Cricket — the brand new T20 league arrange in USA — Chand mentioned he had simply gone to the nation for a ‘leisure trip’.
“I had gone to the USA to visit my relatives, and of course when there, I went for a bat or two — just to practise. I had gone to the training session just because I had come here, but I have done nothing like signing anything in the USA,” he informed indian.specific.com.
“This trip is nothing but a leisure tour,” added the 28-year-old Chand, who had been picked for the Delhi limited-overs facet earlier this yr.
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BCCI’s guidelines don’t allow an Indian participant, contracted or non-contracted, to play any kind of franchise cricket outdoors the nation earlier than they announce retirement. Someone of Yuvraj Singh’s stature has needed to retire to play in abroad T20 Leagues, whereas somebody like Harbhajan Singh has additionally needed to withdraw his title from The Hundred’s draft.
Sami Aslam, a former Pakistan worldwide cricketer, moved to the USA on the age of 25 final yr after not managing to interrupt into the Pakistan crew for a number of years. Earlier this week, in an interview with a Pakistani media outlet, he mentioned that many international cricketers of reputation at the moment are being recruited by the American cricket administration.
“30 or 40 foreign players have arrived in America recently. A few former Under-19 Indian players have also arrived, including Unmukt Chand, Smit Patel and Harmeet Singh,” he had mentioned.
‘I have had calls from over 100 First-class players in Pakistan exploring the possibility of them settling in America’ Sami Aslam#ARYSports https://t.co/NzcOVrw9By
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Some worldwide cricketers of reputation like Corey Anderson and Dane Piedt, and a few Indians — like Chand’s U-19 teammates Harmeet Singh and Smit Patel — are certainly enjoying within the official Major League Cricket apply matches.
Unmukt Chand, nevertheless, has clarified that he’s blissful to battle it out in Indian home cricket for now.
