In this exclusive interview with Edges & Sledges recorded before #IPL2023 kicked off, Mumbai Indians player Hrithik Shokeen tells us all about his cricketing journey. Questions include:
- Are you by any chance named after Hrithik Roshan?- Tell us about your early years, who supported your cricket and who did you idolize growing up?- You changed your game from a pure batter to an allrounder. How did that happen and why?- What was it like being part of and then picked up in the IPL auction? Tell us about that moment you realised you would be playing in the IPL for MI.- What is it like sharing a dressing room with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah?- How have MI coaching legends like Mahela and Sachin contributed to your development?- Best sledge you have received/given?- SMAT: you were the first ever impact player used, IPL has introduced the rule too - will it have a big “impact”?- You bowled to Virat before the recently concluded test series to help his preparation what is it like for a young player to have that opportunity?- Red ball or White Ball cricket? What do you enjoy more?- Goals in the upcoming IPL and how you have been preparing for the challenge- One piece of advice/funny story you’d like to tell young cricketers.