However, on the back of his strong IPL 2024 season with Punjab Kings and domestic season, Jitesh Sharma managed to earn his maiden call-up to the India National Cricket Team for the T20I series against Afghanistan at home. He made his India debut in the second T20I against Afghanistan in Indore.
The right-handed batter revealed that he got a sudden call and was asked to step in for an injured Sanju Samson. He didn’t even get the time to celebrate the most memorable moment of his life.
Jitesh Sharma said in a video posted by his IPL side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, “I came in as a replacement for a player on the Indian team because Sanju Samson had a knee injury. An Indian selector called and said, ‘We are looking forward to having you on the Indian team. Be ready; by evening, you will get a call about when you have to leave.”
Jitesh Sharma reveals his hands and legs became cold before his India debut
He added, “I didn't get a chance to soak in the entire selection process because everything happened very quickly. Just as I reached the next day, I had to go for practice. I was definitely nervous; my hands and legs became cold. Because of wearing that Indian jersey and then Surya bhai was there, Hardik bhai was also there. Rahul [Dravid] sir was the coach at that time.”
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Jitesh Sharma signed off by saying, “When I went to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, people were screaming 'Jitesh-Jitesh' and 'RCB-RCB.' That's when I realized that I hadn't gone to a small team. It's not a trivial matter that I've come to RCB.
It was a different feeling because 100-150 people were waiting for my autograph. I wasn't expecting anything like this. I had already played for India before and had done it all, but even then, 2 people didn't come. That's when I realized that this franchise is something else.”
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