Narayan Jagadeesan Q&A: All I do is control the controllables

Tamil Nadu By Qaiser Mohammad Ali November 23, 2022 Read the article

In an interview with South First, Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper Narayan Jagadeesan spoke of his record-breaking streak at the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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On scoring his fifth consecutive century, he says, “I was just very focussed on the process I have been following in all the matches.”

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“Later, when things worked out and when I felt that I could take them on (the opposition bowlers), I went after them.”

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“I have been putting in the hard yards; nothing has come easy. I would like to keep doing the same things again and again.”

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He is just 29 runs short of breaking Prithvi Shaw’s record, and it could come in Tamil Nadu’s next match against Kerala.

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It seems as if Chennai Super Kings releasing him for IPL 2023 motivated him and he is now expected to be hot property at the IPL auction.

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“It was their choice (to release me). All I could do was control the controllables, that is me playing cricket. So, I was just focused on that.”

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Speaking of how he maintains the intensity through the day, he says “That is something I have been doing from a very small age.”

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He adds that “That’s why you work on fitness. Obviously, playing cricket demands a tough attitude.”

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