New Delhi: Former Punjab junior grade cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary admits the best decision he ever made in his life was staying back in Australia once the COVID restrictions were lifted. "It was all God's plan," Chaudhary tells TimesofIndia.com from Brisbane. "I have no regrets in saying that staying back in Australia changed my life, my cricket. If I had been in India, my cricket career would have been a mess. You know how it works. Talent and performance don't matter - you need strong recommendations to play cricket," he laughs. The 29-year-old has now moved on from the heartaches he suffered during his playing days for Punjab in India's domestic cricket. Chaudhary came through Punjab's age-group system. He represented Punjab in U-16, U-19, and U-23, and even got a few op
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