Lad gets Mumbai call-up, travels in a bus to reach Indore

Siddhesh Lad got the news of his selection in the playing XI of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team in an unexpected wayu00a0yesterday.u00a0

"He had no clue of what he was doing. The place was completely new to him. He got down at Khandva (in Madhya Pradesh) and took a bus to Indore, which is about four hours away. It was absolutely crazy," Siddhesh's father, Dinesh told MiD DAY.u00a0

Lad, who is the coach of India star Rohit Sharma, is hopeful of his son making his debut in the quarters.u00a0"Abhishek Nayar is unlikely to play the next the match and that is why he (Siddhesh) got a look in. Let's hope he makes his debut now," he said.

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