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“I know that performing at this level feels different. People definitely take notice of good performances here,” Ablish added.

Another thing the Ludhiana pacer can feel satisfied by is the fact that his records will be recognised from now on,which wasn’t the case during his Chandigarh Lions and ICL days.

“We are playing under the Board and so all our records are kept intact. Your records will be there for everybody to see. Is baat se bahut tassalli milti hai (I am satisfied for the fact that my records are being recognised).”

Between discussing all the thrills of his individual performance,he doesn’t forget the confidence shown in him by the Punjab Cricket Association,who picked him in the side.

“They showed confidence in my abilities,and my performance in this match is simply a justification of that thought,” he added. “But it’s not about me right now. As of this moment I will do all I can help this team to qualify for the T20 knockouts.”

Ablish has set his sights on winning his place in Punjab’s Ranji squad for this season. “When I left,I was the highest wicket-taker for the team in days cricket. But I know I need to keep on performing to earn a place.”

Stressing on his all-round abilities,he added: “I am handy with the bat too. As the last man I had a 140-run partnership with Pankaj Dharmani in Kolhapur against Maharashtra. But now I usually bat at No 6 or 7.”

Ablish has no guilt about playing in the ‘rebel’ league,a decision he said was not taken in haste. “I don’t know why I joined the ICL. I didn’t take my time,I just said yes. But now I am back after the BCCI decided to take us all back into its fold and I am happy.”

His other ICL team mates didn’t have very good times on the field on Tuesday. Abhinav Bali,former Delhi U-22 skipper,couldn’t do much with the bat as he was clean bowled by Services pacer Rakesh Kumar.

He didn’t get a chance to bowl when Services were chasing. He scored nine in his brief time at the wicket as Himachal’s No 3 bat. Abid Nabi went wicketless in Jammu & Kashmir’s match against Delhi,while Dhruv Mahajan snared two wickets in the same match.