Ravindra Jadeja hands over the Test cap to Saransh Jain (BCCI | X) NEW DELHI: Subodh Jain still can't speak properly because of the mouth cancer he was diagnosed with in 2014. But one can understand the barrage of emotions he was going through as his son, Saransh Jain, was handed a Test cap by Ravindra Jadeja at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground in Colombo."
I fought cancer to see my son play for India. com from Indore."
The emotions are mixed. I don't know whether to cry or laugh.
I am a bit numb," he adds. Subodh is elated and had a hunch that his son might get his long-due in this two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
As a superstition, he never discussed cricket with him." Pehli baar maine cricket ke baare mein usse baat hi nahi ki (I never asked him about his cricket, and it happened for the first time)," he says.
I asked for a paper and a pen. And I wrote, ' Beta, tu jitna accha karega, main utni jaldi theek ho jaaunga [If you perform better, I will rec over sooner]Subod Jain | Saransh's father" The conversation revolved around food, Galle Fort and his health.
Of course, I am his coach, but I am also his father. Him getting the India call was a dream for us, and now he will get to play for India is quite surreal."
Subodh shares the turbulent phase of his son's career when Saransh wanted to quit cricket and take care of his father. Saransh Jain (BCCI Photo)" In 2014, Saransh was touring Australia with an Indore club.
During that time, I was diagnosed with oral cancer. My mouth was badly swollen after surgery and I couldn't speak, and my wife and my elder son kept telling him that I was busy," he reminisces."
When he returned from Australia and saw me, he was devastated. "" I asked for a paper and a pen.
And I wrote, ' Beta, tu jitna accha karega, main utni jaldi theek ho jaaunga' (If you perform better, I will rec over sooner)," Subodh says with a pause. Between 2014 and 2019, he played just eight Ranji games, collecting 11 wickets.
But once Chandu sir [Chandrakant Pandit] came, he gave him the direction, and he became a regular for Madhya Pradesh and helped them win the Ranji Trophy. Subod JainSubodh, a former Madhya Pradesh off-spinner himself, has been Saransh's coach since his son started taking his first steps in cricket, but he credits coach Chandrakant Pandit for being the man who instilled in his son the belief that he could play at the top level."
