Despite scoring 612 runs from 12 innings at an average of 68 in his debut Ranji season in 2024-25, Andre Siddharth says he isn’t satisfied with his campaign.
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“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish,” famously uttered Steve Jobs in his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University.
Tamil Nadu’s teen batter Andre Siddarth (19) emphasised the first part of the phrase, speaking to The Hindu at the CSK High Performance Centre here on Tuesday.
“You need to be hungry. For instance, I got 111 against Maharashtra (for TNCA President’s XI in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament). I wanted to make it a double hundred that day,” he said.
Despite scoring 612 runs from 12 innings at an average of 68 in his debut Ranji season (2024-25), he said he wasn’t satisfied with his campaign.
“Kind of disappointed that we didn’t progress (Tamil Nadu lost in the quarterfinal versus Vidarbha). I knew that I had scored five fifties (and a hundred). If I had converted that into two or three hundreds, then I would have been more satisfied,” he said.
Jobs’ second phrase refers to keeping one’s mind fresh and not loaded. Siddarth was instilled with Dhoni’s version of the phrase during his stint with CSK last IPL season.
“I had a chat at the Wankhede (stadium) during our team practice. And he told me just one thing — to stay calm. I thought that everyone says that.
“But he explained to me that while being calm, one important thing is to try to keep your mind blank. And that is very tough. If not in form or not on song, it’s really tough,” he said.
Siddarth said he wanted to stay hungry and fresh in the upcoming Ranji season.
Published – September 02, 2025 09:05 pm IST
