Ranji Trophy 2017/18: 5 players to watch out for

Abhimanyu Easwaran

The 22-year-old opener scored nearly 500 runs last season

Until last season, Abhimanyu Easwaran had just 1,018 runs in first-class cricket at an average of over 40 with a solitary century. Not spectacular numbers by any means but the young opening batsman was always highly regarded within the Bengal set-up. And last season, he showed just why he was seen as such a promising player as he formed a solid backbone of the Bengal batting line-up with Sudip Chatterjee and Manoj Tiwary.

The 22-year-old opener scored nearly 500 runs last season and already has a century this season, courtesy of his 127 for India Blue in the Duleep Trophy. Easwaran is another player India could potentially try out, coming out from a seemingly endless production line of openers that already includes KL Rahul, Priyank Panchal aside from the likes of Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan.