Top 5 U-24 bowlers in India

As India is garnering the benefits of a wonderful batch of young contemporary bowlers including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron and Ishant Sharma, the first two just crossing the 24-year mark, it is not a bad idea to look at the reserves and bench strength for the next set of bowlers who could represent India at the highest level. A couple of them are already under the radar and might find a slot in the squad that will fly down under for the World Cup next year.

#5 Harshal Patel

He first made the headlines with his impressive bowling for Haryana against Karnataka, picking up 8/34 which caught the eye of theRoyal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. The 23-year-old averages under 25 in first-class and 26 in Twenty20s, playing for Gujarat which boasts for two other players in this list and Haryana. He has 76 wickets so far in 21 first class games, impressing one and all in his debut Ranji season for Haryana in 2011-12. He has gone a little quiet since.