Former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand has shifted to the United States of America now. He plays in the Minor League T20 for Silicon Valley Strikers. Chand will have to play league cricket in the USA for a while before he is eligible to play international cricket for the American team.
In a recent match of the Minor League T20, Chand scored 94 runs off just 65 balls while playing against the Hollywood Master Blasters. As reported by Cricbuzz, Chand played elegantly and picked up from where he had left last season in the Minor League T20. His innings helped the Silicon Valley Strikers beat the Hollywood Master Blasters by 63 runs.
Speaking with Cricbuzz last year, Unmukt Chand revealed how the politics in the state associations did not allow him to play regularly. Here’s what he had to say when asked about moving to the United States of America:
“It’s a tough one for someone like me, who has always dreamed of playing for the country. And most of it very emotional one as well and obviously, having played every other cricket, except for the senior team, I think it was a very painful call. But then the last few years have not been very kind to me in terms of facing a lot of association politics among other things.”
Fans on Twitter react to the latest match-winning knock from Unmukt Chand
Here are some of the top Twitter reactions to the half-century from Chand:
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— Smit Patel (@smit2592) June 28, 2022
Minor League T20, Week 1: Unmukt Chand 94 lights up opening week https://t.co/hHsC6PmaCj
Unmukt Chand scored 94 in 65 balls for Silicon Valley Strikers against Hollywood Master Blasters in the Minor League Cricket.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 28, 2022
Dc blood pic.twitter.com/rQRKw6Apha
— Soham🇮🇳 (@OneHandedSixes) June 28, 2022
he is world cup Winner captain for Indian team
— RK (@MahiGOAT07) June 28, 2022
Hope he should carry good form from now onwards
— MSDIAN (@AdityaK61351639) June 28, 2022
The guy had so much potential. I still remember @therealkapildev saying that time that he should practice instead of doing irrelevant interviews.
— Siddharth (@siddharthy88) June 28, 2022
I scored a double hundred in Brain Lara Cricket game in 1999 pic.twitter.com/2ZcxLf1Cfa
— Alok Pathak | आलोक पाठक | آلوک پاٹھک (@tellalok) June 28, 2022
