The Indian Premiere League has proven to be a great platform for young cricketing talents. If you perform well, millions of people will take notice, along with international players and media. Players like Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and many more names were taken a lot more seriously after the IPL, and were given an opportunity to prove their worth on an international scale. This year, Irfan Pathan has his eyes on three young players, and he feels you should too.

He mentioned three names on Twitter, who he predicted will do well this season.  “Looking forward to see three youngsters prosper this ipl season 1) @yashasvi_j @rajasthanroyals 2) Ravi bishnoi @lionsdenkxip 3) Abdul Samad @SunRisers I’m sure all three will do well for their respective franchise also players to watch out for Indian cricket.whats your pick?” Pathan wrote.

Abdul Samad is a well-known name in the Jammu and Kashmir team in India’s domestic cricket circuit. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravi Bishnoi were both part of India’s U-19 World Cup campaign in which the team reached the finals, but lost to Bangladesh. Jaiswal is an opener and will be batting for the Rajasthan Royals this year, while Bishnoi is a talented bowler known for his variations who is part of Kings XI Punjab.