The 32-year-old was Assam’s finest batter within the first innings too, having handed the three-figure mark for the primary time in First-Class cricket in India. He made 162 in Assam’s complete of 330, notably pouncing on something brief from Delhi’s tempo bowlers. However it wasn’t his maiden First-Class ton.
That’s as a result of his first century got here for Chilaw CC in opposition to Lankan CC in Colombo in Sri Lanka’s 2019-20 home season. Initially from Mumbai, Ghadigaonkar was enjoying membership cricket within the metropolis’s well-known maidans and dealing for the Reserve Financial institution of India when a chance to attempt his luck as an abroad skilled in Sri Lanka’s home cricket got here up forward of the 2019-20 season.
“I was playing good club cricket in Mumbai. One of my friends was playing in Sri Lanka. He offered me that opportunity. So, I went there and played one season. It was a very nice experience,” Ghadigaonkar stated after his century right here.
If not for the onset of Covid in March 2020, Ghadigaonkar might have carried on enjoying within the island nation. However 5 First-Class and three Listing A appearances had been all he may handle there.
His entry into India’s home system got here as late as final season when he started enjoying for Assam as a neighborhood participant. The shift needed to do along with his job with RBI. “It’s been three years in Guwahati. I was transferred by RBI,” he knowledgeable.
Whereas Ghadigaonkar did have a few reprieves within the second innings in opposition to Delhi, the benefit with which he made his runs on the primary two days of the Ranji outing suggests there’s extra to come back from the wicketkeeper-batter. The years he spent honing his abilities in Mumbai’s cut-throat surroundings are maybe proving helpful. He continues to work on his batting with former India selector Jatin Paranjpe.
“Even though I wasn’t playing First-Class cricket in Mumbai, I was playing quality club cricket,” stated Ghadigaonkar, who attended IPL trials for Punjab Kings final season. “I was competing with and against all the First-Class and international players in Mumbai. Suryakumar Yadav was a batch senior to me, but I played alongside Shardul (Thakur) and Siddhesh (Lad) in my formative years.”
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