“Very happy with my decision” – Unmukt Chand on moving to the USA

“Very happy with my decision” – Unmukt Chand on moving to the USA

Unmukt Chand

India’s Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand had recently decided to move to the United States of America (USA) to pursue his professional cricket journey. Meanwhile, the youngster has stated that he is happy with this decision.

In a recent interaction with Hindustan Times, Chand revealed how not getting enough chances for Delhi was frustrating for him, which led him to shift to Uttarakhand. However, he ultimately decided to move abroad after getting an offer from USA cricket.

“For two years I was being sidelined by the Delhi selectors. I was really frustrated and could not understand why DDCA was not giving me a chance. So, I shifted to Uttarakhand for a season. An injury hurt my cricket during that time. I was gutted, and when I got an offer from USA Cricket to play in the US, I decided to start my career afresh. I’m very happy with the decision I made,” Unmukt Chand stated.

“Great to play in the BBL” – Unmukt

Unmukt Chand
Unmukt Chand

Recently, the Delhi-born has also been signed by the franchise of Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia. Apart from this, Unmukt Chand led the Silicon Valley Strikers to a title win in the USA Minor League Cricket as well.

In further interaction, the top-order batter expressed his wish to score a lot of runs in the BBL as well as the USA Major T20 League in the coming years.

“It will be great to play in the BBL. I won’t be able to play in any other T20 league as I just get two months off from USA Cricket in a season,” he said.

“It is wonderful to be playing alongside cricketers from South Africa, West Indies, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. I will be eligible to play for the USA when I complete 36 months in the country. A bigger platform is for me to establish my credentials first at the BBL and then in the USA Major T20 League to be held in 2022,” the 28-year-old signed off.

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