FAIZ FAZAL

Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal has been toiling in the Indian domestic circuit since 2003. He has played 99 First-Class matches and has scored 6895 runs with 16 centuries and a best of 206 with an average of 41.78. He created a furor by leading Vidarbha to its maiden Ranji Trophy title in 2017-18 season.

Fazal also played a solitary ODI for India, against Zimbabwe in 2016 and scored 55*. An old-school opener, Fazal grinds out his runs by boring the bowlers and getting them to bowl at his strengths. Fazal had a compact technique and has the concentration to play for long periods of time and being a left-hander, he will bring the much-needed variety to the top order of Indian team which is packed with right-handers.

32-year-old Fazal is in the prime of his career and can easily serve the country for a decent time and the time is right for him to play in countries like Australia and New Zealand in the coming 2-3 years.