5 Indian cricketers who can make it to the full-strength team based on their performances in Zimbabwe

#3 Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh earned his team India call on the back of his impressive performances in domestic cricket

Another cricketer from Punjab, this time, a top-order batsman, Mandeep Singh, finally got his India call-up based on impressive exploits in the domestic limited-overs competitions. Although he did not get a game during the three-match ODI series, he partly made up for it during the T20 internationals that followed, accumulating 87 runs from three games, including his maiden half-century during the second T20I, which India won by 10 wickets.

The 24-year-old is expected to play in the middle order, however, if given a chance, be it in the 50-over games or the T20s, as the Indian top-order is heavily crowded at the moment with more and more cricketers pushing for a spot in the top three. In any case, if the batsman gets to play anywhere in the batting order, he would love to grab the opportunity with both hands and provide a solid option for India’s middle-order spots – No. 4, 5, and 6 – that have been subject to multiple changes since Suresh Raina’s ouster from the ODI team.