‘I didn’t want to play for any other team’- Vaibhav Arora on being picked by KKR in IPL auction

Vaibhav Arora on being picked by KKR in IPL auction(Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)

The Champions Trophy will be followed by the IPL which is the richest and the most popular Franchise T20 league in the world. The tournament will once again experience some of the best cricketers in the modern era once again and also some talented individuals from the domestic scene who will want to prove themselves.

The team that the fans will look forward to seeing perform is the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who will compete against the defending champions. Though there have been some big changes in the side after the mega auction there are still some young players who the franchise has kept their trust in. The two youngsters are Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora who will most likely share the new ball in the upcoming tournament. Arora played a great role in the last season in the powerplay overs and has expressed his excitement about playing for the team this season as well while also revealing that he has been working on his death bowling.

“I did well in the powerplay in 2024, and I’ll take confidence from that. However, I have worked on my death bowling, and I want to be as effective as possible even at that stage of the game. I’ve focused on my slower ones, yorkers, and other variations even in red ball cricket. I’ll try to bring that same execution to white ball cricket to try and do well at any stage of the game”, Arora said quoted by The Indian Express.

“I’ve worked with Bharat sir in the last couple of years, this will be the third year. The way he shares his experiences and learnings has helped me become a better bowler each year. So hopefully, I’ll do even better under his guidance this year and try to make the team win,” Arora added.

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Arora happy to be back with Harshit Rana and mentions emotional attachment to the team 

Apart from Arora Harshit Rana also played a role in KKR’s successful 2024 season. The Delhi pacer has already had a great start in his international career and Arora said that he is happy to be playing with him for the third time in the upcoming tournament. Along with that Arora also said how much of an emotional attachment he shares with the squad.

“This is our third year together. We didn’t get a chance to play together initially but when we did, we had done well for the team. Even last year when we won the trophy, as a partnership, we worked well together from both ends. When you’re bowling in partnerships, there’s a different relation you create off the field as well. This year he was retained, and I was bought in the auction. It feels like the brothers have reunited again,” Arora said.

“It was special to be back with KKR. I’ve been with the Knight Riders since the last four seasons and there is an emotional attachment with the franchise. It feels like my own family. So, when KKR picked me again, I was relieved to go back to the team I won the title with last year. I didn’t want to play for any other team,” The 27-year-old concluded.

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