THE

TA O
OF
SHIKHAR
S
IT SEEMS unbelievable that Shikhar Dhawan started
his ODI career in 2010 with a duck, and could score
just one 50 in his fi rst five matches for India. And
that he was immediately dropped from the team.
But when he made another entry in 2013, he scored
back-to-back centuries.
The 32-year-old Dhawan has now become a part
of the modern triumvirate of Indian cricket in the
shorter formats of the game. Unlike his One-Day
International career, the Delhi player had a dream
debut in Test cricket with a sparkling 187 against
the Australians. Yet, in the last half-decade, it’s Test
cricket in which he is still trying his best to cement
his place—while he is on his way to becoming one of
the all-time greats for India in ODIs. Dhawan played
one Test match on the recent tour of South Africa and
was dropped, perhaps unfairly.
Yet, once the ODIs came, he was in his element.
As the second-highest run-getter in the six-match
ODI series, he was second only to the extraordinar-
ily successful skipper, Virat Kohli. However, in the
three-match T20 series, no one came close to his
run tally—Dhawan was the highest run-getter in the
slam-bang format of the game.
“I personally wanted to do very well in South Af-
rica. I had a very bad series in 2013, and I desperately
wanted to prove that I could conquer the challenging
conditions of South Africa,” says Dhawan.
It has been a rollercoaster ride for him in the past
five years. But the turnaround in his fortunes in
SH I K H A R DH AWA N
“It took me 17 years to play for India. You need to
have patience. There are not too many openings
in the Indian team, so the youngsters need to
enjoy their cricket. KEEP PERFORMING AT
EVERY LEVEL AND BE PREPARED FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY. But, more important, have
fun along the way.”
the past five months has been incredible. He was supposed to travel
to Australia to meet his family in July 2017 and was, in fact, in Hong
Kong on holiday. That’s when he got an unexpected call from the selec-
tors to join the team for the Test series against Sri Lanka. And what a
comeback it has been! Back at the top of the order after missing India's
last 11 Tests, Dhawan scored a century in a session for the second time
in his career, almost similar to his whirlwind 187 on debut. And, until
he failed twice in a Test in South Africa, he had two hundreds and two
fifties in eight innings. It is likely that Dhawan will once again open
the innings in Afghanistan’s first-ever Test match in June.
Sometimes, one wonders why Dhawan is often the proverbial sac-
rificial lamb after a disastrous series, especially if some other players
haven’t performed to their potential as well. Take, for instance, Test
specialist Murali Vijay (who averaged 17) and Cheteshwar Pujara (who
averaged 16.66), both of whom failed miserably against South Africa in
the recent Test series. Rohit Sharma, at 19.50, also struggled in the two
matches he played. Yet, when Mayank Agarwal was overlooked by the
selectors for the T20 tri-series in Sri Lanka, critics were arguing that it
was Dhawan who should have been rested! It was so convenient to forget
his performance in the ODI and T20 series on the same tour. Had it not
been for the exceptional form of Kohli (with 558 runs in six matches),
the ODI series could easily have been Dhawan’s series (with 323 runs
in six matches, in which no other batsman could even cross 175 runs).
In fact, former India opener Sunil Gavaskar raised an important
question through one of his columns in a newspaper, and advised
Dhawan to keep piling up big hundreds... so that when, and if, the axe
is to be wielded, he wouldn’t invariably top the list. However, given the
kind of player and man Dhawan is, he isn’t too bothered about all the
talk going around in the media. “To be honest, it was a very satisfying
tour of South Africa,” he says, adding, “I was a complete failure on my
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SH I K H A R DH AWA N

first tour there and I was determined to conquer the conditions. At one
time, I’d get upset with what the media would say or write. But I have
realised it’s better to focus on your own game and keep working on it.”
Despite being a modern-day cricketer who is very active on social
media, Dhawan hasn’t mastered—or has chosen not to concentrate
too heavily on—the art of ‘marketing’ himself. His fine achievements
are still underplayed by the man himself, as well as the sports media
in general. In South Africa, for instance, Dhawan scored a century in
his 100th ODI, a feat which was the first of its kind in Indian cricket.
Only Hashim Amla has scored more runs than the Delhi player in his
fi rst 100 ODIs. “It was my dream to perform on the tougher pitches
of South Africa. I was happy with my show, since I have been in good Known among teammates as ‘Gabbar’,
nick since the last season of the IPL. I think I am now more aware of
my game, and my experience is helping me sort out my weaknesses,”
Dhawan IS ALREADY AMONG
says Dhawan. There is a renewed maturity to his game, and though he
was once perceived as volatile, he has developed a cooler head, without
THE TOP 15 RUN-GETTERS OF
losing the aggression that makes him who he is.
Sometimes, it also appears that Dhawan doesn’t get the credit he
ALL TIME FOR INDIA, and only
deserves for his outstanding shows in ODIs. Apart from his recent ex-
ploits in South Africa, he has scored heavily in Australia, New Zealand
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51) and Virat
and England as well. His average (51.33 in 42 matches) in these four Kohli (58.10) have better averages
countries is better than his numbers in Asian conditions (47.75 in 40
matches). “My mindset is the same,” explains Dhawan. “The simple than his, at 45.90.
formula is to stay longer at the crease and the runs
will come. Indeed, it’s a very nice feeling when I
am told that my numbers are as good as Virat’s or
Rohit’s in those conditions. It has always been a big
challenge for sub-continental batsmen to dominate
outside Asia, and I am glad that we have been doing
that consistently.”
Known among teammates as ‘Gabbar’, Dhawan
is already among the top 15 run-getters of all time
for India, and only Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51)
and Kohli (58.10) have better averages than his, at
45.90. And his partnership with Rohit Sharma is
in the same league as the Sachin Tendulkar-Sourav
Ganguly jugalbandi. “I have a great understanding
with Rohit. However, as sportspersons, we always
have had a healthy competition to do better than the
other. And, it’s not just Rohit—I also get inspiration
from Lokesh [K.L.] Rahul. If I am not in form and
they are doing well for the team, I’m very happy for
them,” says Dhawan.
And while Dhawan is undoubtedly one of the fin-
est ODI openers of all time for India, his Test record
is not that bad either, in spite of appearances. Very
few pay notice to the fact that he has also scored six
tons in 29 matches. Last year, he was dramatically
recalled into the Test team (after Murali Vijay was
KIER A N GA LV IN / N U RPH O TO V I A G E T T Y IM AG E S

injured in Sri Lanka), and he grabbed the opportu-

nity with both hands. “I hope I can play 100 Tests
for India, like I have played 100 ODIs. I don’t know
what will happen in the next five years, but my aim
and ambition is to remain fit and play as many games
in that format, too,” says Dhawan in a philosophi-
cal tone. Before his twin failures in the first Test in
South Africa, he had two hundreds and two fifties
in his last eight innings, after his recall in July 2017.

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 BLUE
FLEDGLINGS
The India U-19 team romped to an emphatic World Cup
triumph. Now, it needs to ensure it gets the proper guidance
so that it can build a legacy for those who follow
By Vimal Kumar
Photograph by Kai Schwoerer
IDI/IDI via Getty Images
SHUBMAN GILL, KAMLESH Nagarkoti
and Prithvi Shaw emerged the new wun-
derkinds even before they could win the
Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. While
Gill ended the tournament with most runs
for India, Shaw has enhanced his reputa-
tion further as the next big thing from the
Mumbai school of batting. However, it was
Nagarkoti who can be termed the dark horse
of the tournament as very few were aware
that he could bowl in the range of 145 kmph.
“I won’t be too focussed on speed guns be-
cause sometimes this mechanism can get
faulty,” says Paras Mhambrey, the bowling
coach of the Under-19 team. “But they did
hurry the batsmen (in the World Cup). The
bounce they generated, the way the ball went
to the wicket-keeper speaks volumes about
the culture (of fast bowling). They have the
desire to bowl quick and now you need to
complement it with the right technique and
fitness programmes.”
Apart from Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi and
Ishan Porel have also impressed everyone
with their speed and skill. Since 2000, 23
out of 61 in Test, 37 out of 90 in ODI, and
29 out of 72 in T20 are either pacers or pace
bowling allrounders who have played for
India. Hence, 89 pacers out of 223 players
(approximately 40 percent) have represented
India and the likelihood of this pace trio
making its debut for India is not unrealistic
either. “Kamlesh is very skiddy and natu-
rally very fit and strong, so is Shivam. If
Kamlesh can get movement in the air with
the new ball, then Shivam is skilful with
the old ball. The IPL will be a big challenge
for both of them before they prove them-
selves in the tougher conditions of first-class
cricket,” says Mhambrey. Another pacer is
West Bengal’s Porel who’s taller than both
Nagarkoti and Mavi. He may not have the
pace of his teammates but compensates for
it with his deadly accuracy. Ideally, he too
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should have been picked by an IPL (Indian
Premier League) franchise but was strug-
gling with his fitness during the World Cup
and that might have hurt his prospects.
“Sometimes, I find it difficult to believe
that he is the same bowler I have been
watching since his U-16 days. He is a very
intelligent bowler and always a delight for
a coach as he keeps interacting over all as-
pects of bowling,” adds former India pacer
Mhambrey. Another seamer, Arshdeep
Singh, too has missed out on an IPL contract
but, sooner or later, he too is likely to benefit
from this tournament. “The IPL has played
a big part in the evolution of Indian pace
bowling as most of the youngsters watch a
lot of top-class bowling in this tournament
and see what goes into the making of a great
fast bowler; such as the diet and training
programmes of these bowlers, and interact-
ing with the best coaches,” says Mhambrey,
who also had stints with Mumbai Indians
as bowling coach before joining India U-19
coach Rahul Dravid’s support staff.
There is another very important gain
from this bunch of U-19 players. Dravid
has been repeatedly lauding the efforts of
his support staff and one of its key members
is former Ranji Trophy-winning captain
Abhay Sharma. The fielding coach got a

months of plan- DOMINANT

Sometimes, I find it difficult ning a head of
the tournament.
The win over
Australia in the
to believe that he (Porel) is “It became a sort final was proof of
India’s vast superi-
the same bowler I have been of natural reac-
tion for players ority over others at
the U-19 level.
watching since his U-16 days.” to go after any-
thing that was
even a half-chance. This was inculcated
from the beginning—without exceptional
free hand from Dravid. “We had set up some one another,” says Sharma who himself has fielding, a World Cup trophy was not pos-
innovative drills and even prepared for the captained an U-19 team in the past. sible,” recalls Sharma. So much so that to
windy conditions of New Zealand by using Perhaps one of the most pleasant memo- replicate the conditions of New Zealand,
synthetic balls. Some of the breathtaking ries of the ICC U-19 World Cup was Gill’s the preparatory camp was held in Alur,
catches in the tournament were the result staggering effort against Pakistan, when near Bengaluru.
of the advanced preparation,” says Sharma. he ran backwards from mid-off to complete Now, the immediate challenge for some
He also believes that some of the youngsters an acrobatic catch to dismiss Pakistan cap- of the U-19 players is the high-profile plat-
M A R T Y M E LV I L L E /A F P/ G E T T Y I M A G E S

will benefit immensely from IPL exposure
where fielding skill is highlighted as much
as batting and bowling prowess. “The IPL
and T20 have accentuated the fact that this
game is no longer a one-skill game. You can’t
get away with being an average fielder. The
three dimensions of the game complement
tain Hasan Khan in the semi-final. Another
was the unforgettable moment during the
quarter-final against Bangladesh when both
Porel and Riyan Parag dived for their catch-
es despite struggling with personal injuries.
They never hesitated to put their bodies
on the line. This was the direct result of 15
form of the IPL. Like everything else, the
impact of the IPL polarises experts. “I don’t
think the IPL is a distraction or a bad thing
as it’s an opportunity to express yourself.
Also, they have the best coach in Dravid,
whose words and guidance would keep them
grounded,” says Suresh Raina, a vital cog

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 LEADING THE CHARTS
The India U-19 team was clinical on the way to the WC title, as seen in the numbers
India topped
the BATTING
CHARTS—with
a batting aver-
age of 44.53,
as well as a
batting strike
rate of 84.61.
India topped
the BOWLING
CHARTS as well,
and were best in
all three bowling
parameters—
average (15.72),
strike rate (25.7)
and economy
rate (3.66).
6 14
The India U-19 team
K A I S C H W O E R E R – I D I / I D I V I A G E T T Y I M A G E S ; M A R T Y M E LV I L L E /A F P/ G E T T Y I M A G E S (K A L R A)
is the first side to
reach the World Cup
final for a record sixth
time. Pakistan and
Australia are second
with five appearances.
4
India are now the
most successful
team in the
competition (2000, ’08,
’12, ’18). Australia have won
three times, (1988, ’02, ’10)
Pakistan twice (2004, ’06)
and England (1998); South
Africa (2014) and West
Indies (2016) once each.
Such was the dominance of India in the U-19 World Cup
that the eight-wicket win margin in the final was
their narrowest in the tournament while chasing a
target (won both the other games by 10 wickets).
The average win margin for India while batting
first was 145 runs.
India won the competition unbeaten, a
repeat of their feat in 2000. Australia (2002) and
South Africa (2014) are the other two nations to have
won the title without a loss to their name.
Most wickets taken. The other time they
taken by India managed this was in the
bowlers in an 2006 event in Sri Lanka.
edition of the U-19 World
5
Cup. Fourteen each by MANJOT KALRA
Shalabh Shrivastava became only the fifth
(2000), Abhishek Sharma player to score a
(2002), Kuldeep Yadav hundred in the final of the
(2014) & Anukul Roy (201 U-19 World Cup.
60 25
The 2018 There were 25
U-19 World individual hun-
Cup is only dreds scored
the second tournament i in the 2018 edition, the
which India have been ab highest in the tournament's
to bowl out their oppo- history. The previous record
nents every single time; s was 15 each in 2004
matches played, 60 wick and 2012.
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in the senior men’s team.
It is difficult not to agree that the IPL is
an advantage. The kind of financial stabil-
ity it provides at a young age is unparal-
leled in Indian sport. For less than 10 first-
class matches every season, a youngster
needs to slog for eight months while the
IPL gives you everything in less than eight
weeks. After all, not everyone is desper-
ate to play for India as was the case for the
previous generation.
“Rules have changed and uncapped play-
ers get so much. This is good but is too much
money good for players? I bought an LML
Vespa after my first season but today many
from this team will buy a BMW as their first
vehicle. Everything has its pros and cons,”
says Reetinder Singh Sodhi, a former India
player and member of the first U-19 World
Cup-winning team from India in 2000.

I
F THE LIKES of Ishant Sharma and
Cheteshwar Pujara have eventually
come to terms with life without an
IPL contract, some of the U-19 players
also need to get used to this reality. And
the challenge for the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI ) and other state
associations is how to manage and keep
someone like Porel motivated without an
IPL contract. That’s when players will
need guidance and the role of the Na- of his arrival press conference in Mumbai if you look back FUTURE?
tional Cricket Academy (NCA) will be after the World Cup victory in New Zea- six years later. The criticism that
critical in nurturing them. “In Rajast- land. “In fact, I was watching that re-run, So I think those comes the way
han, we have seen how a promising pacer and I went back and started checking a are interesting of the India U-19
chats and con- teams is that not

like Nathu Singh is losing his way, strug-
gling to handle sudden attention and
money. I am trying my best as a mentor
so that Kamlesh doesn’t repeat those mis-
takes,” says Surendra Singh, Nagarkoti’s
personal coach.
“It was quite interesting for me... during
the World Cup they showed re-runs of some
of the earlier finals, including that of the
2012 fi nal,” Dravid said towards the end
few things. It was interesting because the
2012 final featured India and Australia; the
result of the fi nal will tell you that India
beat Australia. Six years down the line,
while only one of those boys played a couple
of one-day (T20I) games for India, four to
five Australians have gone on to play for
Australia. So, more of their guys have gone
on to play fi rst-class cricket. The debat-
able point is actually who won that final,
K A I S C H W O E R E R – I D I / I D I V I A G E T T Y I M A G E S (2); M A R T Y M E LV I L L E /A F P/ G E T T Y I M A G E S (AU S T R A L I A N T E A M)
versations that many players make
it to the senior side.
need to be had.”
One can count
on Dravid to put all kinds of achievements
in perspective. The former India coach was
not getting carried away by all the hype and
adulation because he understands that this
is just the beginning. For the record, six of
the members from the runners-up squad

MOST RUNS
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s
A. Athanaze (WI19) 6 6 2 418 116* 104.50 436 95.87 2 2 33 5
Shubman Gill (IND19) 6 5 2 372 102* 124.00 331 112.38 1 3 40 2
R. van Tonder (SA19) 6 6 1 348 143 69.60 369 94.30 2 1 31 8

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 His plight contrasting with Kohli’s

Today many from this team
will buy a BMW as their
first vehicle. Everything has
its pros and cons.”
of 2012—Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft, highest run-getter. Unless you are a hard-
Ashton Turner, Joel Paris, Ashton Agar core cricket fan, you will find it hard to be-
and Gurinder Sandhu—have so far played lieve that Kanpur’s Tanmay Srivastava (262
for Australia’s senior team while Sandeep runs in six matches) outscored Kohli. This
Sharma (only three T20s) is the sole rep- game can be so cruel at times and Srivas-
resentation from the Indian U-19 team of tava has realised this bitter truth gracefully.
DIANNE MANSON–IDI/IDI VIA GET T Y IMAGES
mind-boggling ascent is the harsh truth,
and he is not the only one who has some-
how failed to graduate from the U-19s to
international cricket. Besides Kohli, only
three players (K.L. Rahul, Jaydev Unadkat
and Kuldeep Yadav) have managed to play
for India in all formats from the last four
U-19 World Cup teams. To put it bluntly,
more than the hope, the numbers only
indicate that U-19 glory often turns into a
gloomy tale as the strike rate of conversion
to international cricket is very ordinary.
For every Kohli from U-19, there are at least
15 Unmukt Chands. Ironically, Chand was
unsold in the recent IPL auction and is not

2012 in our senior team. Dravid’s concern,
however, is not restricted to just one edi-
tion. When a certain Virat Kohli incredibly
forced his way from the U-19s to the Indian
team within a few months, the profi le of
the U-19 format in India was transformed
forever. Ironically, in that tournament Kohli
(235 runs in six games) was not even the
Since that memorable trip to Kuala Lum-
pur, Srivastava and Kohli haven’t met for
even 30 minutes though they used to spend
hours in each other’s company. “Every now
and then people will taunt me saying, ‘Virat
kahan hai, aur tum kahan ho’ (look where
Virat is now, and where you are),” says the
28-year-old Srivastava.
a regular in the Delhi Ranji team either.
“At this level (U-19) everything looks so
easy. However, after that it’s not easy to
adjust and master the different kinds of
surfaces in the Ranji Trophy and once you
do that, you also need to ensure that you
don’t fail when it matters most in the next
two years... because if you fail to do that, it

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quickly derails you,” adds the Uttar Pradesh
opener. “It’s not necessary that every U-19
player will graduate to Ranji- or interna-
tional-level cricket. It’s all about mental
maturity and how they handle themselves
(after initial success). The others who are
not part of the World Cup team are play-
ing somewhere and they are also matur-
ing and will compete,” says former India
player Venkatesh Prasad, who also heads the
junior selection committee.
If you analyse the stories of U-19 World
Cup players in the past decade, there are
contrasting tales of ignorance of the selec-
tors for no reason, and of losing one’s way enge (Once you PROMISE
to the glamour and money of the IPL or get stuck, there’s Shaw (left) has
injury at the wrong time. Spinner Iqbal no getting out). been tipped to
Abdullah and pacer Siddharth Kaul (joint Virat soon got a become the next
highest wicket-takers along with Ravindra Border-Gavas- Kohli (right), but will
Jadeja from 2008) have never come into kar scholarship, his growth match
expectations?
contention for an India berth though they then India A and
have tasted success in the IPL. Jharkhand’s India. Seedhi
left arm spinner, Shabaz Nadeem, is invari- lagatar chadte jao toh asan hain lekin
ably ignored by national selectors despite ek-do season agar kahin atak gaye toh
sustained brilliance at the first class level. If mushkil ho jata hai (As long as you keep
there was no IPL, these players might well following the upward path, it’s easy. If you
have quit the game. “Ranji is like daldal get stuck for one or two seasons, it’s hard
(quagmire). Phasenge toh nikal nahin pay- to get out),” Srivastava explains.

HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGES IN U-19 WC

K AI SCHWOERER–IDI/IDI VIA GET T Y IMAGES

Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s

Shubman Gill (IND19) 6 5 2 372 102* 124.00 331 112.38 1 3 40 2
H.C. Brook (ENG19) 5 5 3 239 102* 119.50 207 115.45 1 2 35 3
A. Athanaze (WI19) 6 6 2 418 116* 104.50 436 95.87 2 2 33 5

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 tially IPL products who have leapfrogged
into the ODI and Test teams in the blink
of an eye.
“The next two to three years are very
crucial but, honestly, I believe in three
to four years’ time, the whole team can
play for the national team,” assures Raina.
Warns Sodhi, “This is ver y good for
recognition but now the pressure of expec-
tations also kicks in. It can be like candy
floss if they start basking in this glory.”
“Coping with the rigours of IPL and se-
nior cricket won’t be easy. Now, players will
be physically stronger and more mature
and it’s a different challenge altogether,”
adds Prasad.
It appears that grooming the U-19 boys
appropriately for the senior level is the
biggest challenge of Indian cricket. There
is no dearth of talent, as evident from In-
dia’s spectacular show in recent editions,
but players need to be treated differently.
While someone like Shaw looks mature
and ahead of his peers, others like wicket-
keeper Desai will take a while to graduate.
Former India player Sanjay Manjrekar
has written an interesting anecdote in his
book, Imperfect. Talking about the case of
a highly-talented Wasim Jaffer who was
doing exceedingly well in the U-19 team,
Manjrekar says Mumbai cricket put the
“As long as you keep following larger interest of the game ahead of selfish
gains. “Wasim was just 18 and eligible to
the upward path, it’s easy. play for Mumbai’s U-19s, too. One of the
selectors, who was also chairman of the
If you get stuck, it’s hard U-19 selection committee, pleaded to the
rest to keep him at the U-19 level. This
to get out.” would make the U-19 team very strong,
he said. This is when I intervened: Is he
good enough to play for the Mumbai Ranji
team? If he is, we should pick him and not

F
AILING TO GRADUATE from U-19 to
the national team was not an unusual
phenomenon in pre-IPL days. There
was nothing to look forward to if a player
didn’t have a chance to make it to the na-
tional team. From the 2004 U-19 World Cup
team, Abhishek Sharma (highest wicket-
taker with 12 scalps) and Praveen Gupta (11
wickets) faded quickly. Similarly, Ravneet
S TA N L E Y C H O U/ G E T T Y I M A G E S
the 2002 team) could never come close to
national reckoning. The same patterns were
observed in 2010 (Mayank Aggarwal and
Saurabh Netravalkar), 2012 (Chand and
Ravikant Singh) and 2016 (Sarfaraz Khan
and Avesh Khan) with the most success-
ful with bat and ball failing to make it to
the next grade.
However, the current champions are
worry about U-19,” Manjrekar writes. Of
course, Jaffer eventually went on to play
the Ranji matches and was very successful.
Clearly, these cases show that one size
doesn’t fit all. Perhaps the young champi-
ons need to understand that U-19 success
is just the icing on the cake, and not the
cake itself. The first and foremost challenge
is to justify the pricing in the IPL but only

Ricky and Shalabh Srivastava (highest run-
getter and wicket-taker, respectively, from
the 2000 winning team) and Manvinder
Bisla and Abhishek Sharma (highest run-
getter and wicket-taker, respectively, from
unlikely to face such situations as IPL ex-
posure is going to help them in becoming
more rounded players. The examples of
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are
fresh in everyone’s mind. Both are essen-
if they keep knocking at the door with
good IPL showings, followed by a great
first-class season and sustain it for a
couple of seasons at least, can bigger
dreams be fulfi lled. ±

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