Players who may be fast tracked to play for India if they perform in IPL
Unmukt Chand- The former Under-19 World Cup winning captain has always been the favourite guy of selectors as he is always made captain whenever there are India ‘A’ matches. He is preferred over everyone regardless of his form in domestic cricket. Selectors are looking for a captain in him but he always fails to deliver at the crucial point. The last India ‘A’ tri-series was probably the first time that he performed with bat playing for India A.
He has not been a consistent performer in IPL as till now and has only played 20 IPL matches and just has two half centuries to his name. This year’s IPL is very crucial for him as if his time he fails to deliver then the selectors may start hunting for a new player who has more capability and is more consistent than him. But if he performs than he might replace his state team mate Shikhar Dhawan in the National squad.
Rishab Pant- The vice captain of India Under-19 team, Rishab Pant had a good run in the Under-19 World Cup as he scored 267 runs art a healthy strike rate of 104.29. He also played a record breaking innings of 78 runs in just 24 balls. Riding on his this performance he was able to find a buyer for himself in the IPL and sealed a deal worth 1.90 crores with Delhi Daredevils. The selectors will surely keep an eye on him as if he is able to continue his good form than we may see him playing for India in next few months. He has an opportunity to replace his out of form Delhi team mate Shikhar Dhawan.
Mayank Agarwal– The young lad from Karnataka has always been a gem for every team he plays for. After having a good run for India ‘A’ last year, he had a good domestic season too. But he could only manage to score 58 runs in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Surely he would like to forget that and would like to have a new start to this year’s IPL. He has always been consistent in IPL and this year too he will be looking to continue his good form as good performance here will surely get him a ticket to the Indian cricket team.
Sarfaraz Khan– Young and controversial player Sarfaraz khan is one of the strongest contenders to don the Blue Jersey if he performs in IPL this season. He proved his mettle playing for India Under-19 as he smashed five half centuries in six innings he played. The young boy from Mumbai who shifted his base to UP last year will surely draw many eyes this year too as last year, he with his unique style of batting entertained and impressed everyone. He was one of the star players for RCB last year as he played with aggression in the death overs and was able to give a good finish to the team. He is a good middle order batman who is prepared to play for India.
Shreyas Iyer- The highest run scorer of this year’s Ranji Trophy, Shreyas Iyer has just one last hurdle to cross before making it into the Indian team. The boy has just played 2 domestic seasons and just one IPL edition and he has already made a big name for himself. The record breaking batsman was given a chance to play for India ‘A’ last year but despite having good starts he failed to convert them into bigger innings as a result Karun Nair was called in the Indian squad as a replacement on the Sri Lanka tour. He learnt from his mistakes and shattered all the records in recently concluded domestic season. He had a good run in IPL last year piling up 439 runs and was the highest run scorer for his team. There are chances that he may be selected for West Indies tour in July. IPL will help him to get a place in the limited over format. So it is a golden opportunity for Iyer to perform here and play for India.
Nathu Singh– Just 2 weeks of domestic cricket experience and this boy was given a chance to play for BCCI XI against the visiting South African team. Selectors said that they spotted a spark in him. From then he has been give ample of opportunities and he has performed well too. Young Nathu was purchased by Mumbai Indian for a sum of rupees 3.2 crores. Surely there is something special in this guy that all the team were eager to get his services but it was the Mumbai Indians who had the final say. If he is able to perform to his capacity, then we will surely see him sharing the new ball with Ishant Sharma in West Indies.
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