On Wednesday, BCCI announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming limited over series against West Indies, which begins from February 6. Ravi Bishnoi, who was a key player for India in the U-19 World Cup 2020, earned his maiden call-up to the senior national team for both ODI and T20I home series against West Indies.
Meanwhile, people celebrated outside Ravi Bishnoi’s house after the BCCI announced that he had been selected for the West Indies tour. After the major news of his maiden call to senior team broke up , a huge crowd gathered outside Bishnoi’s home for celebration. Some women are dancing there and traditional songs of Rajasthan are being played.
There were drums being played with people dancing in delight. The video of the same went viral on social media with congratulatory messages for the youngster pouring in from different corners.
Ravi Bishnoi comes from a humble background. His father is a school teacher who encouraged Bishnoi to play cricket. Bishnoi in fact has come a long way from working on the cricket field to making it to the Indian team. The young leg-spinner impressed everyone with his bowling skills while playing for Punjab in the last two seasons of the Indian Premier League.