Struggling to break into UP team, Sudeep Tyagi opts for Saurashtra

“UP already have RP bhai and PK bhai, so the third pacer had to be an all-rounder. So finding a place in the UP team is never easy. I didn’t want to sit at home the entire season waiting for a chance to play. One day I decided that I will look for other options. UP is not the place for strugglers. When you need support, you will not get it,” Tyagi told The Indian Express.

Last year Tyagi had spoken to India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who told him that Saurashtra were looking for a decent fast bowler.

“I spoke to Ravindra Jadeja and few months ago I spoke to Niranjan Shah (Saurashtra’s secretary). He said he will get back after discussing with his committee. Last week I underwent a fitness Test in Rajkot and they were fine having me on board,” Tyagi added.

The Ghaziabad boy, had caught everyone’s attention after finishing as highest wicket taker in Ranji Trophy with 41 wickets in 2007. Tyagi explained that if Saurashtra hadn’t worked out, he would’ve tried for Hyderabad too.

No local cricket

Tyagi moved to Hyderabad few months ago where he played in the local league. He claims that Hyderabad too had shown interest in him, but he picked the first offer which came his way.”My wife is from Hyderabad and she works there. So we decided to move there. In UP there is no local cricket, the next stop had to be Delhi but there were no three-day games. Hyderabad plays lots of three-day games and I thought it was the best place to re-start my career,” he added.