Meditation helped me get better: Gurbani
INDORE: One of the reasons behind Vidarbha’s historic Ranji Trophy win is the emergence of fast bowler Rajneesh Gurbani, who finished the tournament as the team’s highest wicket-taker and second highest overall, with 39 wickets in six matches.
Making his first-class debut in October 2016, little did he know that in a year’s time fortune would change.
His haul of 12 for 162 in the semi-final against Karnataka brought him into the limelight. On Day 2 of the final against Delhi, Gurbani changed the course of the game in the space of seven deliveries and also entered the record books, becoming only the second player to claim a hat-trick in a Ranji final after Tamil Nadu’s B Kalyanasundaram.
Dismissing the well-set Gautam Gambhir and Nitish Rana in the second innings confirmed that he is a man for big occasions. “I’ve developed a winning attitude with time. Meditation made it a point to follow a strict routine, heading into the 2017-18 season. “When I made my debut last year, I didn’t know what were the things I needed to take care of.
“But this season, I was aware of what I needed to do gym wise, fitness wise and nutrition wise,” he added. Gurbani praised India fast bowler and state teammate Umesh Yadav, saying having played enough international cricket, the 30-year-old is ready to help youngsters.