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South Zone opener Rohan Kunnummal earned a trial with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 franchise Delhi Capitals (DC) after a quickfire 107-run knock in the final against East Zone. Kunnummal got an invitation from the Capitals to attend their camp and the 25-year-old batter is ecstatic about what the future holds.
“Delhi Capitals training camp has been very good. Here, I got a chance to interact with Sourav Ganguly sir and Praveen Amre sir. They have been very helpful and helped me with a few technical aspects at nets. Hopefully, this will reflect positively in the coming days in my career,” Rohan told PTI.
Kunnummal scored 311 runs at an average of 62.20 and finished as the highest run-getter of the Deodhar Trophy below East Zone's Riyan Parag (354 runs) and South Zone opener Mayank Agarwal (341 runs). He scored at a strike rate of 123.90, second only to Parag's 136.67.
“It was a really good start to the season. I am happy to contribute to the team’s success, especially the way South Zone won the tournament winning all the six matches. Yes, it (final) was a big occasion. I believe each and every match I need to bat with the same intensity, not just in one match,” he said.
Kunnummal hailed his opening partner Agarwal for the valuable inputs in the tournament.
“It was really nice to bat alongside Mayank bhai. I batted with him in the Duleep Trophy last year as well, so we have the experience of batting with each other.
“He (Agarwal) guided me very well, telling me how to watch for each ball and helping me control my thoughts while in the middle,” he said.
Kunnummal had set a base price of Rs 20 lakh but he was not picked by any franchise. In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, he was Kerala's second-highest run-scorer with 201 runs from eight games at an average of 28.71 including one half-century. He batted with a strike rate of 28.71.
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