The first three years of mine at IPL were incredible,” Miller said. It was an incredible journey, firstly it was a just a one-year deal, but then they retained me for the next two years at my base price. Literally 10 days before the IPL, I got a call from Kings XI Punjab and they said we are selecting you and you need to come over as soon as possible, there was an injury to Stuart Broad so I packed my bags and I went to India. “The first year, I went into the auction and I did not get picked. The white-ball specialist left-hander also revealed that an injury to England pacer Stuart Broad brought him to the IPL for the first time. Halfway through my second year, I got three games and then in my third year, Adam Gilchrist was retiring, he actually pulled his both hamstrings, I then got a game and that’s when I played my 101 run (unbeaten) knock against RCB,” Miller said. “In my first year, I did not get a single game at the IPL. “Adam Gilchrist was the captain at that time, growing up I always looked up to him and Matthew Hayden, I watched Australia play at 3 am in the morning, Gilchrist was captaining me, we had a lot of greats in our side, so it was a dream for me,” Miller, 30, said during an Instagram Live session with former Zimbabwe pacer-turned-commentator Pommie Mbangwa. Wicketkeeping great Gilchrist led Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at a time Miller was drafted in the side in 2011. Hard-hitting South African batsman David Miller has said it was like a dream come true for him when he got to play under Australian legend Adam Gilchrist whom he has grown up watching.
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