Rating India's debutant cricketers of 2018

Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal - A future Opening Pair
Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal - A future Opening Pair

Khaleel Ahmed -8/10

Khaleel looks all set to board the flight to England next year
Khaleel looks all set to board the flight to England next year

The return of Hardik Pandya to India's limited-overs' squad might see the young Khaleel Ahmed out of the playing XI, however, the 21-year-old speedster has given a good account of himself in the limited opportunities he has been provided with before the World Cup.

He made his ODI debut against Hong Kong in the 2018 Asia Cup and helped a rusty Indian side to get over the line against the minnows by picking up 3 wickets.

He might have already booked his berth for ICC World Cup 2019 as he has been racking up consistent performances. He has featured in 6 ODI's and has scalped 11 wickets at an eye-catching economy rate of 5.07.

He has also fared well in T20I's and has 6 dismissals to his name from as many matches.

Mayank Agarwal -9/10

Mayank Aggarwal grabbed the opportunity with both hands
Mayank Aggarwal grabbed the opportunity with both hands

Mayank Agarwal, the Karnataka opener finally got the nod to play for India after scoring heavily in the domestic circuit. He made his debut for India against Australia in the third test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar test series and has grabbed the opportunity with both hands which was presented before him due to misfiring 1st choice openers in KL Rahul and Murli Vijay

Mayank Agarwal played a great knock of 76 in the first innings. In the second innings as well, he was the highest scorer with 42 runs.

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