On a road less travelled
Jigar Naik is the first Leicester-born Asian to represent the county
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Jigar Naik is the first Leicester-born Asian to represent the county. After the euphoria surrounding his county's win the national T20 final on Saturday, Naik is now ready to take on the Indians in the tour game. Sandeep Dwivedi in the Indian Express catches up with him.
“It’s funny to say this, but I got 52 text messages yesterday,” says Naik. While most of them dished out the routine ‘congratulations’, Naik found the remaining part of every message quite amusing. “They read, ‘But how about getting us tickets for the India game?’” he adds with a laugh. Naik, though, understands the sentiments. For had he not been a part of the upcoming game, he too would have tried his best to get into the ground.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo