5 surprise inclusions in the Indian side for the New Zealand ODIs

#4 Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh scored a 50 in his second T20I match

Punjab’s Mandeep Singh has been among the most promising young batsmen in the Indian domestic circuit for quite a while now. After a long wait, the 24-year old finally got his opportunity when he was included in the national squad for their limited-overs tour to Zimbabwe earlier this year.

While he did score 88 runs in the 3 T20Is that he played, including a maiden fifty, Mandeep was not tried during the 3-match ODI series which preceded the 20-over games. Left-handed Vidarbha batsman Faiz Fazal, meanwhile, got a chance to make his ODI debut and cashed in with a well-compiled half-century.

It is surprising, though, that among these two, the selectors chose Mandeep Singh despite the fact that Fazal already had a successful 50-over outing under his belt.