ENG vs IND: Harpreet Brar reveals who invited him to India's training session ahead of 2nd test in Birmingham

PBKS spin-bowling all-rounder Harpreet Brar was spotted bowling in nets to Indian batters.

Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar, who was recently seen spinning during India’s practice sessions before their second test match against England, has disclosed that captain Shubman Gill texted him to ask him to bowl to the batters during the two-day training session.  

Following a five-wicket loss in the Leeds series opener, India hope to recover in the second test match at Edgbaston, which begins on July 2.

“I met my friends on foreign soil. My wife is from Swindon. It’s quite close, a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Birmingham. I was talking to Shubman yesterday, and he sent me a text. I thought, let’s go and practice there (in Birmingham). It’s a different feeling – it feels like we have come together as a family,” said Harpreet Brar to BCCI.tv.

In addition to him, Chandigarh pacer Jagjit Singh Sandhu, who is presently in Birmingham because of cricket commitments, was hired by the visiting Indian team.

“It didn’t feel like I hadn’t spoken to them for a long time. They were all like, oh? They were all surprised. I play first-class cricket for Chandigarh. Then I got to know of this and came here to bowl in the nets session of the Indian team,” he said.

“Rishabh Pant and I played in U19 zonals”- Jagjit Singh Sandhu reveals his closeness with Indian team members

Turns out, Jagjit knows a lot of members of the Indian team very well, especially young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh. He has also played with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and many more Indian team squad members.

“So, Rishabh Pant and I played together in the U19 zone one-day competition. Shubman Gill was in his first season in the U19 zone, while it was my last season in that age group. I played with Akash Deep in the Duleep Trophy. I played with Washington Sundar in the U19 zone. He was in the South Zone, and I was in the North Zone. Arshdeep is my junior. When I was in the U19 zone, he was in the U16 zone.

When Arshdeep was in U16, I used to tell him how to bowl and take a run-up. He still asks me which ball is better and how I should bowl to a batter and get swing. I feel very proud when I see Arshdeep doing what he is doing now,” Sandhu stated.

Speaking about the feeling of reconnecting with his friends on overseas soil, Arshdeep stated, “When you come to a foreign country and you see familiar faces, you can enjoy together. When I was young, I used to follow him a lot. His name is Jagjit, all used to call him Punjabi. He was playing in the U19 zone, and I was in the U16 zone.

I used to follow whatever he did. I learnt a lot from him. He still says that I remember the old days when I was young and new to the setup. I just want to make more memories like this and collect them for my memory.”

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