Overview
- The 25-year-old is set for his first international appearance at home in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur/Mohali on Thursday.
- He has piled up over 1,000 T20I runs in 30 matches across 18 months at a strike rate of 188.46.
- Punjab junior coaches Arun Bedi and DP Azad first spotted him at an Under-14 camp, noting rare six-hitting power even at age 11–12.
- His father describes a regimen that began at 4 am with gym work, running and swimming, complemented by mentorship from Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara, with golf drills used to clean up his bat swing.
- Performances include handling Josh Hazlewood’s pace in Australia and countering Rashid Khan’s spin in the IPL with the same attacking intent.