Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Team of the Tournament

While the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy may not be as popular as it's more glamorous cousin, the Indian Premier League, it still delivers when it comes entertainment and good cricket. All the Indian stars, who actively took part in the Vijay Hazare Trophy didn't due to international commitments, but that did nothing to reduce the quality of the cricket.There were plenty of former, present and even future Indian players had a tournament to remember and will be hoping their impressive performances lead to a spot in either the Indian side or at least a lucrative IPL contract.Players like Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina didn't play enough matches to make the cut. Here is the best XI from the tournament:

#1 Parthiv Patel

Patel led from the front and continued his impressive form

After guiding Gujarat to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Parthiv Patel had his eye on another trophy and batted like a man who wanted a domestic double. Although that didn't eventually work out as they went out in the Super League stage, his performance was still good enough for a spot in this side.

Parthiv finished as the tournament's fourth-highest run-scorer with 337 runs from 9 matches at an average of 42 and strike rate in excess of 160. He was also the only batsman to score four fifties in the tournament.