You got a call-up because Ashwell Prince was unwell. Finally, wasn’t it just a stroke of luck that you got the opportunity?

•Despite all the hard work I’d put in, there was indeed luck involved in my selection. I had been moving around with the team for almost a year without getting a chance to play. I was getting eager to get a bat in the Test side. I knew exactly my role in the team and the circumstances in which I could make my way into the side. So when Ashwell (Prince) couldn’t play because of being unfit, I knew I was the next one in. I said to myself that this was my chance and I needed to grab it. I was ready for it.

How has life changed after that memorable Test debut against Australia?

•To start with, I get recognised anywhere I go. People come up to me to say ‘well done’ and ask for autographs. I get written about in magazines and it’s all shaping up nicely. On the cricket field, I am taken more seriously. And, of course, it has helped get with this IPL contract.