Unmukt Chand becomes 1st Indian male cricketer to play Big Bash League

Former India's Under 19 World Cup-winning skipper Unmukt Chand created history as he became the first Indian cricketer to play in Australia's Big Bash T20 League as he made his debut for Melbourne Renegades. However, Unmukt had a far from impressive debut as the India-born batter managed to score only 6 runs after playing 8 deliveries against Hobart



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"The new colors suit you, @UnmuktChand9," Renegades tweeted. Chand, under whose leadership India had won the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2012 in Australia, retired from all forms of Indian cricket in August last year, making him eligible to play leagues overseas. After the Under-19 World Cup success, Chand led the India A team as well, but never really graduated to the senior level.