Australian pacer Nathan Ellis is set to tick off another major milestone in his fast-rising career. After making a remarkable journey from club cricket to international cricket in a little over 24 months, the first bowler to take a hat-trick on his T20 International debut is looking to learn from the best in his first IPL outing.
Picked as a replacement for fellow Aussie Riley Meredith in the Punjab Kings squad, Ellis wants to pick the brains of teammate and one of his favourite bowlers Mohammad Shami and also hopes to have a chat with the man with the ‘best yorker’, Jasprit Bumrah, and the ‘aggressive’ Mohammad Siraj.
Speaking to this agency from Dubai, Ellis described the phase in which he made his international debut before landing an IPL deal as overwhelming. “It is one of those of things you sort of dream about growing up but you know it’s never a reality and it’s never like you’ve definitely going to do it. So to be able to get on that Australia tour…