Team India’s predicted 15-man squad for South Africa Tests

8. KS Bharat

KS Bharat has already showcased his mettle in domestic cricket. Based on his initial impressions as a wicket-keeper-batsman, one would say that he is indeed a player to watch out for in Indian national cricket in the near future.

The youngster with a lot of talent has aggregated 4283 runs in 78 games for his state team, Andhra Pradesh. Besides showing his prowess in red-ball cricket, he turned up the ante even in the shortest circuit of the game.

In the just-concluded IPL edition, he scored 191 runs in just 8 games, with a pretty decent average of 38.20. He was a part of the main squad in the series against Bangladesh and England. However, he is yet to make the cut in the starting XI.