5 Ranji Trophy performers who are being ignored by selectors
Yuvraj Singh continues to be snubbed by selectorsRanji Trophy remains the most important marker of adjudging the quality of cricket in our country. Players for the national team are selected on the basis of the Ranji and more than once, good performances in the tournament have backed their ability while playing for the country.Also, with gruelling, round-the-year international cricket schedules, talented players lose their touch. It is again at the Ranji that they rejuvenate themselves to earn a call-back. Quite recently, Ravindra Jadeja had lost his place in the team due to a string of poor performances but has earned a Test call back against the Proteas for taking the most number of wickets so far in the ongoing Ranji series.While Jadeja’s performance could not be overlooked by the selectors, there are other players, who have been consistently doing well in the Ranji Trophy but are not featuring in the selector’s radar. Considering India’s poor bowling performance in the series against South Africa, some of these players could even act as replacements.Here is a list of five Ranji cricketers whose performances are being ignored by the Indian selectors:
#5 Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai)
Shreyas Iyer is another batsman from Mumbai who is piling up runs almost at will. Mumbai is known best for producing legendary batters like Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar.
This 20-year old dominated the 2014-15 Ranji season with stellar performances, finishing the tournament with 809 runs in 10 matches, averaging at 50.56 with two centuries. This year, the youngster has decided to better his previous scores and began with a bang. Four matches have been played whereIyer has scored a double ton against Punjab, 83 against Tamil Nadu and 173 against Baroda.Shreyas double century is the thirdfastest in the tournaments 82-year history. He got it in 175 balls.
The right handed batsman was alsoawarded the Emerging Player of Indian Premier League(IPL) 2015 playing for Delhi Daredevils.
With astounding statistics, this young Mumbaikar is someone to look out for.