Joshua Little created history on December 23 (Friday) after he became the first Irish cricketer to be picked by an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Defending champions Gujarat Titans secured the services of the 23-year-old for a whopping sum of Rs 4.4 crores in the mini-auction.
Little's incredible performance in the 2022 T20 World Cup played a major role in Gujarat going full throttle to rope the left-arm seamer in their squad. The 23-year-old bagged 11 wickets in seven matches at the ICC tournament in Australia, which also included a fantastic against New Zealand.
Now, Little is cherishing the opportunity to play in the best franchise T20 league in the world and is excited to learn from the likes of Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra.
"I look forward to playing under Hardik Pandya within such a high-quality squad. I’m also looking forward to working with coach Ashish Nehra and would like to thank the management team at the Titans for believing in me," he told the Irish Times.
"I have loved playing international cricket for Ireland – and that will always remain my priority, but to be able to learn and play in the IPL will be an incredible opportunity and thanks to Cricket Ireland for supporting me in this," he added.
Little has played 53 T20Is for Ireland, bagging 62 wickets in the process at a good economy rate of 7.65.
