ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 replacements for KL Rahul

#2 Rishabh Pant

One for the future

The young man from Delhi has been the cynosure of all eyes everywhere around the cricketing circuit owing to his breathtaking abilities with the bat. After having smashed his way right through the Ranji season in which he scored 972 runs in 8 matches with an average of 81 he got a call-up into the Indian T20 side.

He has been in sparkling form in the ongoing IPL where he has been one of the most consistent performers for Delhi Daredevils despite the fact that he has not batted in one specific position.

Apart from possessing a wide range of strokes the 19-year old has displayed solid temperament and can be a great foil for Rohit Sharma at the top of the order and owing to his unknown factor can be the X-factor that the Indian team needs.