This 18-year-old player has been joined by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 60 lakh. This is an all rounder. Meaning both ball and bat will be useful for the team.
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In the IPL 2023 auction, Chennai Super Kings have bought a player who was a boxer before being a cricketer. Used to punch before swinging the bat. Moreover, he is not Dhoni’s fan but Jadeja’s fan. We are talking about all-rounder Nishant Sidhu, who was a part of the Under-19 World Champion team. This 18-year-old player has been roped in by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 60 lakh in the IPL 2023 auction.
After joining the Chennai team, Nishant Sidhu said in a conversation with Sports Star, “It was my dream to play IPL, which is now going to come true. IPL always runs in my mind. I am happy that this time I am going to get that chance. I am getting the reward of my hard work.
Watched IPL auction on phone
Nishant, busy playing Ranji Trophy with the Haryana team, saw his auction on the phone. After playing an inning of 110 runs in a drawn match against Vadodara, Nishant’s happiness has doubled after getting the ticket to play IPL. He told StarSports that the match against Vadodara was good but the result was a draw. After the match, we all watched the auction on the phone. He said, “I am going to play inside Dhoni sir. It is like a dream come true for me.
Nishant was a boxer before becoming a cricketer
Please tell that before becoming a cricketer, Nishant was a boxer. Following his father’s footsteps, he also wanted to become a boxer. But his interest in cricket increased after joining the cricket academy of Haryana’s first class cricketer Ashwani Kumar. In the year 2018-19, Nishant scored 572 runs in the Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy besides taking 23 wickets. He also became the hero of Haryana’s victory over Jharkhand in the final.
He said, “When I started boxing. Then did not think that I will play cricket. Never even imagined about IPL. But then things changed. I am happy that I have now become a part of IPL.