Ladakh’s first professional cricketer Skalzang Dorjey Kalyan is a left-arm spinner and fancies his chances with the bat as well. He has various role models in his life but with one similarity that all of them are left-hand spin bowlers who could bat as well.
In an exclusive interview with OneCricket, Dorjey said that that he idolises the likes of former India cricketers Sunil Joshi, Pragyan Ojha and Yuvraj Singh alongside the great New Zealander Daniel Vettori. “I really look up to Sunil Joshi, Pragyan Ojha, Daniel Vettori and Yuvraj Singh,” he said when asked about his role models in his career.
Kalyan comes from a small village Named Tukla in Ladakh and a got a chance to represent Jammu and Kashmir fo the first time when he played against the Railways in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Dorjey said that his selection in the J&K team changed a lot of things in his life. “I got a lot of recognition from everywhere. It is like getting selected for India for the people in Leh and Ladakh. I have been getting a lot of support,” he said.
Crediting the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) Chairman Vinod Rai, who also acted as the chief of BCCI for a brief period of time, Dorjey said, “Vinod Sir said a Ladakhi player can be a part of JKCA team. JKCA started scouting players in Leh. The introduction of the new format helped Ladakh cricket to get some promotion. Captain Parvez Rasool has also encouraged the cricketers and has been inspiring them.”
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