Punjab Kings spinner Harpreet Brar has bowled very economically in this IPL 2024 season and has impressed everyone with his bowling. Meanwhile, the spin bowler has made a big revelation. He told that a few years ago he had decided to give up his dream of playing cricket in India. Not only this, he had also planned to settle in Canada.

Let us tell you that Brar made his debut for Punjab Kings in IPL 2019. Since then he has been with the franchise and is an important part of the team’s bowling lineup. Talking about his IPL career, Brar, who has played 38 matches so far, has taken 24 wickets at an average of 34.58 and strike rate of 27.04. In the current season of IPL, Harpreet Brar has taken six wickets in 10 matches at an average of 39.67. He has been the most economical bowler of his team and his economy is 7.21.

Entire Punjab wants to go to Canada – Harpreet Brar

Meanwhile, Brar said in an interview with The Indian Express, “Paji, the whole of Punjab wants to go to Canada. I was very disappointed. But I think destiny had something else written for me.”

Harpreet Brar further said, those things gave him hope. Everyone was impressed and even surprised that I had not yet made my first-class debut. Two years have passed, but I am optimistic that next time I will go into that dressing room as a player and not as a net bowler.

Was a net bowler of Indian cricket team

Let us tell you that even after playing Under-16 cricket for Punjab, Brar was ignored by the junior selectors. However, he ultimately decided to stay in India and it paid off in 2017. When he was selected for the Under-23 Punjab team. He took 57 wickets in the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy winning campaign for Punjab.

The player hasn’t played much cricket for Punjab since then, but his two stints as a net bowler with Team India have given him a lot of encouragement. Head coach Rahul Dravid praised his talent during the Asia Cup 2022 and India’s tour of West Indies in the same year.