Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra)
Manoj Tiwari (Bengal)
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai)
Gaurav Dhiman (Karnataka)
These young guns have all played for India under 19s and are now in their debut first class season. Pujara, Sharma and Dhiman excelled in the Under 19 world cup, where Pujara was Man of the tournament. Tiwari has lit up the Ranji Trophy this year, playing a major role taking Bengal to the final with big hundreds (including a double) and an average just short of 100. In the final against Mumbai, he made 94 and while he was hitting Zaheer* for six over midwicket and going great guns with Dada(who made 90), it looked like Bengal had a good chance of chasing down the 472 needed.
Yes, all batting prospects and no bowlers to get excited about. Piyush Chawla is the only one I can think of. I guess most if you know him already. He made a quiet test match debut for India vs England last year and has been playing well as allrounder (legspin/lower middle order striker) for UP. He was one of the stars in the U19 World Cup as well but his biggest claim to fame was a googly to dismiss God** in the Challenger Series in 2004.
* Zaheer Khan made his debut for Mumbai in this Ranji final. Growing up, it was his dream to play for Mumbai. But things didn't work out and he played for Baroda all these years.
** For me, there was and is only one God. Tendulkar, Sachin Ramesh. Inevitably, he tamed Chawla in the Challenger the next year to set the record straight. (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/261051.html).
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yeh sab log kuch nahin kar payenge. bechara ambati rayudu ko bhi bole the stud fut gaya bechare ka..sab logon ko low key rakhna chahiye shuru mein..
Hmm..good point about Rayudu. Added a question mark in the title.
Mein nahin jaanta inmein se kisi ko, Tapas koi naam bata raha tha, naam hi itna ganda tha ki team selection ka koi chance nahin. And guys like Powar, who look like thieves should not be allowed in the team. In sab candidates ka screen test hona chahiye.
bowling me joginder sharma ka naam suna ki wo
"rising star" hai. Also there was another player
(forgot his name) jo gilespie ki tarah bowling karta hai...I think he took the highest number of wickets in Ranji.
Haan, Ranadeb Bose hai Gillespie jaisa..he's been around in the Bengal side, 28-29 now.
Joginder bhi ek ODI khela tha WI ke saath, lekin confident nahin lag raha tha...maybe debut nerves.
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