Dream debut: Ravindra stars in The Great Escape

‘‘There’s still hopefully a long way to go in my career and I know they’ll keep supporting me.’’

When Ravindra returned to the dressing room after his gritty batting effort senior Black Caps, captain Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, were two of the first players to congratulate him.

Having grown up marvelling at their talents and wanting to follow in their footsteps, it meant a lot to him.

‘‘It was amazing and seeing those guys like Kane and Ross come up to me and talking about it was amazing, guys who I’ve idolised and seen playing cricket a long time. To be able to share a changing room with them and chat about the game to them was amazing.’’