BD NarayankarMysuru, June 18 -- Karnataka pacer Vyshak Vijay Kumar has suggested that a lack of opportunities with the new ball in the IPL may have prevented him from gaining wider recognition despite consistently strong performances, even as he reiterated that he remains ready for an India call-up whenever it arrives.

Fresh from a successful season with Punjab Kings, Vyshak offered a candid assessment of his career trajectory, claiming that one crucial aspect of his bowling has largely gone unnoticed because of the role he has been assigned in the IPL.

"Honestly, I've worked a lot on everything in my bowling. The only fact is that I've not got enough chances in the new ball in the IPL. So I've not bowled the first over, second over, thir...