Across the cricketing globe, domestic cricket hands a chance for the talented players to make their place in their respective senior teams like India, for an instance. Most of the prominent faces in cricket have produced outstanding results in the domestic circuit to lead as an example in the international fold. Similarly, living legends in Team India like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had to work hard to push youngsters.
One of the best findings for the Indian team which has to be mentioned is pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Under Kohli’s captaincy, the pace department of the Indian team has become strong to reap rewards more often than not. Youngsters like Deepak Chahar, Shivam Dube and Navdeep Saini have turned out to be the crucial prospects for India in a longer run.
Similarly, here we will discuss the five pacers who have done well to get the attention and Team India should not hesitate to invest in them for the future.
Sandeep Warrier:
Sandeep Warrier is the right-arm medium pacer who plays for IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and state-based side, Kerela. He had delivered goods during the 2018-19 domestic season. The pacer ended up as the highest wicket-taker for Kerala in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 12 dismissals in six matches. He finished as the leading wicket-taker for Kerala in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 44 dismissals in ten matches.
He also plays for India A on the international level. In the Indian Premier League 2019, he earned a place in KKR team after Kamlesh Nagarkoti got injured.
Warrier had featured in 12th edition and went on to play three matches and eventually picked two wickets. Currently, Warrier is serving Kerala in the 2019-20 Ranji trophy season.
The 28-year-old Warrier has amazing figures in the first-class cricket. He has picked 182 wickets in 55 matches at the economy rate of 2.48. He also has eight four-wicket and 11 five-wicket hauls in this format. Talking about shorter formats, he has played 53 List A and 47 T20s, to pick 65 and 46 wickets respectively. Thus, seeing his stats, he can be the future player who can be seen with Indian National cricket team.
The team management should keep an eye on the rising star Sandeep Warrier.