(Juhi Aishwary, Journalist): Strong batsman Sheldon Jackson played for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy played this year and the team managed to win the tournament for the first time. Sheldon Jackson batted strongly this season, but now Jackson will be seen playing domestic cricket not for Saurashtra but for a new team. Sheldon Jackson has decided that he will play for Puducherry. Regarding this decision, he has said that this decision was quite difficult.
Right-handed batsman Sheldon Jackson scored 809 runs at an average of over 50 in 18 innings of 10 matches in the 2019-20 Ranji season. In a press release issued by the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA), Jackson has said, “This is one of the most difficult decisions I had to make and it is not easy for me, but I feel the right time for it is that I am ahead Grow and play as a professional in any other team or state. “
Puducherry Cricket Association president V Chandran told that former Test bowler Pankaj Singh has also returned to Puducherry after missing the previous season due to injury, while Paras Dogra, another strong batsman in domestic cricket, is the third guest. Jackson made his debut for Saurashtra in 2011 and scored 5634 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 49.42, including 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries.
Jackson has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the SCA for playing domestic cricket from other associations. The 33-year-old batsman has said, “The journey so far has been fantastic and I am thankful to everyone at Saurashtra Cricket Association for standing by my side in my good and bad times. I am Niranjan Shah (SCA Secretary) and Jaydev Shah ( SCA President), who have been steadfastly supporting me on the field and away from the field like my father.
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