'I am one of the best,' YOUNG Tamil Nadu spinner asks to be put in Test matches for India

Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore thinks he's one of the best spinners in the country at the moment and ready to play Test match cricket. His comments came days before the domestic red-ball tournament Duleep Trophy where he's part of Team B alongside Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Rahul Chahar.

"I feel I am one of the best spinners in the country. Put me in a Test match, I am ready. So, I am not worried too much. Jadeja is there, I have never played alongside him. I have been with him in CSK, but never played together in red-ball format. So, it will be a good learning experience in terms of what he does. In saying that, I feel confident. So, I am ready more than ever," he said while talking to news outlet The Indian Express.

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Sai Kishore suffered a season-ending injury at the IPL 2024 after making his side (Gujarat Titans) win with a performance of 4/33. He most recently played in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) as a pure batter.

The spinner, however, feels confident of his training and practice done ahead of the Duleep Trophy.

"I feel so confident because I have never trained in the block I have now. Maybe before getting into the IPL, I would have trained like this. Waking up at 4 am, training and then, bowling. I haven't put in as many hours as I have this pre-season in the past four-five years. During the IPL, you don't get time, you focus on recovery. After TNPL, I had a 15-20 day break, and used it to the best," noted Sai Kishore.

Duleep Trophy Team B squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK).