I have known Shubman since he was a kid, but I don’t know if he remembers me,” Simranjeet Singh, the left-arm spinner from UAE recollects with a shy smile.

On the eve of the biggest moment of his cricketing career, an Asia Cup game against India here, the 35-year-old from Ludhiana, distinctly remembers a talented 12-year-old, who would come for training at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) nets in Mohali.