New Delhi: Indian pacer Ishant Sharma was on Tuesday picked by the Kings XI Punjab franchise, a day before the start of the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and after the news broke, the Delhi-boy came up with a brilliant post on Twitter, highlighting how positivity helped him win an IPL 10 contract.


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"Life is reflection of our own thought. Be positive, be happy and most important "be Good"to all," tweeted the lanky Indian pacer captioning the post which read, "What goes around comes around. Keep your circle positive. Speak good words. Think good thoughts. Do good deeds."



The Delhi pacer had failed to attract any buyer at the auction in February.


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Over the years, he has played for a number of franchises - Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rising Pune Supergiants.


The 28-year-old has 88 wickets from the 107 Twenty20 matches he has played and has an economy rate of 7.75 with a best bowling figures of 5 for 12.


Kings XI`s pace attack already comprises Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Varun Aaron, Anureet Singh, Matt Henry and T. Natarajan, who was bought for Rs 3 crore at the auction.


Kings XI play their first match on April 8, against Rising Pune Supergiant, the franchise Ishant represented last season.


(With Agency inputs)