Ranji Trophy 2017-18: Top 5 batsmen

#3 R Sanjay, Vidarbha – 775 runs at 64.58 in 9 matches

R Sanjay [left] twice put on stands of over 250 with Faiz Fazal for the first wicket

R Sanjay, along with Rajneesh Gurbani and Akshay Wakhare, was among the unfamiliar faces that delivered for Vidarbha in a historic season. In captain Faiz Fazal, he found one of the most dependable of allies, and together they went on to stitch partnerships of over 250 twice in the tournament.

The 22-year old hit three centuries and two half-centuries in the course of a winning campaign, just his second for Vidarbha in the domestic top flight. It is no surprise that Sanjay follows his captain Fazal in the list of the highest run-getters this season, and if he can maintain his form and consistency in the years to come, it would be of no surprise either if the national selectors are forced to call him up to the Indian team.