Tired of hearing I'm old, I'm 35 not 75, raves Sheldon Jackson

Sheldon Jackson has encountered further frustration in what has been a cricketing career jam-packed with misfortune. The veteran batter from Saura൩shtra was left out of India's A squad for the upcoming visit by New Zealand A for three four-day games in Karnataka. When expected to instead ply his trade for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy beginning September 8, the 35-year-old was once again left disappoi🅺nted after the selectors failed to include him in the 16-member contingent.

Jackson had a short but brilliant Ranji Trophy campaign last time around, hammering 313 runs in just three games while stroking four half-centuries. This took his first-class tally over the last three seasons to over 2,000 runs, making him one of the leading run-getters in the Indian domestic circuit. Across his career, Jackson has time and again💖 shown such streaks of brilliance and has an astounding red-ball average of 50.39 with a haul of 5,947 runs. However, he is yet to be capped for the national side even though he has played for the A team in the past.

"I have a right to believe and dream that if I have performed for 3 continuous seasons, I may get picked on the basis of my performances and not age. Tired of hearing that I'm a good player and♛ performer bu🍸t I'm old. I'm 35 not 75," he tweeted on Wednesday following the squad announcements by BCCI and the zonal selection panel.

It is worth noting that the right-hand batsman did fail to ma♍k🃏e amends for the latest opportunity afforded to him by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Making his tournament debut in the 2022 edition, Jackson registered scores of 3*, 0, 7, 8 and 5, albeit the domestic star has never been a white-ball specialist.