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Xtra Time Web Desk : Gujarat Titans' experienced speedster Varun Aaron on Monday opened up about his struggles with injuries and the motivation which he has had to constantly deal with throughout his career.

The pacer, who once formed a formidable pair with Umesh Yadav for Team India, couldn't live up to the expectations and the supreme talent that he had with the ball in hand, due to constant injuries.

Opening up about working with the franchise's head coach Ashish Nehra, Aaron in an interview with the Times of India said, "I have always wanted to work with him and spend some time with him. It so happened that everything aligned and I got picked by Gujarat Titans, where he is the head coach. Our journeys are quite similar, with the amount of injuries we've had and the number of times we've had to come back, defy odds and still play the game,"

Talking about taking inspiration from Nehra on making his India comeback at the age of 36, the former Delhi Capitals pacer said, "I completely believe in myself, but when there is an example of someone doing it before you, that obviously gives you more than hope, you know that it can be done. I know it can be done,"

The 32 year old Varun who has always been associated with bowling over 145kmph+, hasn't slowed down at all in spite of constantly fighting with injuries.

"I feel it goes beyond cricket. Especially as a fast bowler, bowling at 145kmph+, you have to devote your life to it. There haven't been any holidays and I have never got much off time ever since I played the game because I was either playing matches or training to be faster or trying to get out of injury and doing my rehab. I look at it more as my life's purpose to achieve my dreams and to always function at a 100 percent whenever I step onto the field," concluded Aaron when asked about his motivation to bowl fast.