The 27-year-old from Chennai was an unknown quantity till he turned heads with his performances in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this year. He said being picked by an IPL team would help him grow as a cricketer as he could learn from Indian stars including KXIP captain and fellow Tamil Nadu spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. "My good show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy brought me to prominence and probably IPL franchises would have taken note. He picked up nine wickets in the TNPL and was able to carry on the good work in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also attended trials with IPL team Mumbai Indians earlier this year.

Source: dna December 18, 2018 19:07 UTC