KL Report
SRINAGAR
Kashmir’s lone international cricketer Parvez Rasool on Thursday said the upcoming India A`s tour of Australia is very important for him and would try to put in his best efforts to secure a place in the senior side.
“The Australia tour is very important for me. I am going to Australia with the A team and I hope to perform well and get a place in the Indian team very soon,” Rasool said after inaugurating showroom in Srinagar.
Rasool, became the first cricketer from Kashmir Valley to get the ODI cap when he played against Bangladesh. “When I played for my state in the Ranji, it was a good feeling but when I got an ODI cap, the feeling was overwhelming. I felt really great to play an international match,” he said.
Rasool said he has learnt many things from Sachin Tendulkar, who mentored the emerging players including him.
“Sachin paji gave us many tips. But one important thing which I learnt from him was to give respect to my cricketing equipment.
