PRIYANK PANCHAL

Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal has been making lots of noise at the domestic level in recent times with his string of good scores. 542 runs in 7 matches with a best of 152 and 2 centuries, Panchal was at top of his game in the last Ranji season.

A compact opener with a rock solid technique, Panchal is known for his defensive way of playing, which makes the bowlers bowl to Panchal where he likes and he then scores freely off them. He has played 66 FC matches and scored 4565 runs with 15 centuries and has a best of 314* and he averages 46.58.

The 28-year-old Ahmedabad born opener loves to grind out the runs and thanks to his copybook technique; he could be a good foil for someone like Dhawan, who goes for his runs at the top.