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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20: Punjab Kings (PBKS) impact substitute Ashutosh Sharma revealed how he was ready to leave after the trials but ended up staying and eventually becoming a part of the franchise in his debut IPL season.

Ashutosh starred for PBKS in their win over Gujarat. PBKS were reeling on 150 for 6 after 15.3 overs in a chase of 200 runs against GT, when the debutant walked out to the crease and went on to stitch up a match-winning partnership of 43 runs in 22 deliveries with Shashank Singh.

In a video posted on the IPL website following the match, Ashutosh stated he was prepared to leave after his PBKS trials until the team management asked him to stay an extra day. The Railways batter revealed that he had been offered a contract by another IPL team, but he chose to stay with PBKS and eventually got in the team.