10 International Players to watch out for in the 2016/17 Ranji Trophy season

8. Hardik Pandya

Another player who is cut from the same cloth as Sanju Samson is Hardik Pandya. A genuine all-rounder, Pandya first made his name with the Mumbai Indians when he emerged as one of the hard-hitters in the side as well as an important pacer. He entered the Indian side as a T20I specialist in the 3-0 whitewash against Australia down under before becoming a part of the Indian side in the World T20.

However, in spite of all this, consistency is perhaps one of the biggest problems in Pandya’s game. While he certainly has the shots to make an impact, consistency is a problem. In 15 first-class matches thus far, Pandya has managed just 680 runs and 21 wickets, something that will have to improve should he want to be considered for selection.

Of late, Pandya has shown flashes of brilliance in the recently concluded tour of Australia with the India ‘A’ squad. His final innings saw him smash 79 runs in what turned out to be an unfortunate loss for the Indians. This was his first half-century in almost 10 innings.