‘Once you turn 32 or 33 in the Indian circuit…’; Ignored Indian star expressed his feelings after not getting desirable opportunity

The star IPL pacer Sandeep Sharma expressed his feelings after not getting a good opportunity and matches to play for the Indian team.

The star Indian player Virat Kohli’s wicket has been an achievement for every bowler. From a youngster to a legendary bowler, Kohli’s wicket has been a dream for a lot of players. However, England most experienced and toughest pacer, James Anderson, also admitted that Virat is one of the hardest batters to bowl.

Every bowler finds it difficulty bowling Virat. However, there is one bowler who gave a toughest battle to Kohli and created problems for him while batting. We are talking about a great IPL star, Sandeep Sharma. He dismissed Virat Kohli seven times with an average of just 18.85.

Sandeep Sharma has played for the Indian team, where he got only two matches to showcase his potential and skills. Sandeep’s performance in the IPL is just incredible. He has taken 146 wickets in 137 matches. In the 2025 Indian Premier League season, he represented Rajasthan Royals.

Sandeep Sharma expressed his feelings after not getting a call from the Indian team since he last played against Zimbabwe in 2025. Where he was asked ”Do you still feel you have enough fuel in you to make it to the Indian T20I team?”

“I think I have. But at the same time, I personally feel that once you turn 32 or 33 in the Indian circuit, even if you’re performing well, people don’t really look at you. People always go for younger players – and that’s how it should be”. “If somebody asked me, even if I were a selector, and you asked me who I would pick – Harshit Rana or Sandeep Sharma, if both are performing similarly – I would always pick Harshit Rana.”

”If you have a 33-year-old player who is performing similarly, he might give you a maximum of 2-3 years of quality cricket – and then what? But if you give those 2-3 years to a young player to groom, that person can give you 7-8 good years across formats. So yes, you should be picking the younger player.” he said.

“If someone is clearly outperforming others, that’s a different case. But as you said – fuel – obviously I think about it, and I’m doing the preparation and hard work. But if you look at the IPL, I’m not outperforming these guys by a big margin. If the performances are similar, then I’d say pick Harshit Rana or someone like Prasidh Krishna, or another young player. Right now, in our Indian circuit, there are some very good young fast bowlers coming up. So obviously, if I were a selector, I’d be picking them.“

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