
The one thing special about Mumbai8217;s young guns this season has been their perfect sense of timing. All of them8212;Rohit Sharma, Sahil Kukreja and Abhishek Nair8212;have came up with crucial knocks to revive their team during the year.
Devendra Pandey profiles the three future stars
Sahil Kukreja, 21
Opener
In an under-19 match against Saurashtra, the right-hander played a match-winning 116 to bail his team out from 7 for three
In an under-22 match against Baroda, scored 200 runs to lift his team from 8 for two
In the do-or-die game against Maharashtra this Ranji season, scored 114 to help Mumbai reach a match-winning first innings total of 515
Rohit Sharma, 20
Middle-order batsman
Three years ago, chasing 146 against Lala Lajpat Rai College in the Inter Collegiate finals, the right-hander slammed a crucial 86 to help his team recover and win from 86 for 6
Hit national headlines last season when his unbeaten 143 helped West Zone chase 278 and beat North in the Deodhar Trophy
Scored a crucial 200 against Gujarat this Ranji to script Mumbai8217;s U-turn.
Abhishek Nair, 23
All-rounder
Last year, playing for Ruparel College, the left-hander slammed 40 from 19 balls after his team was 46 for 6 against Podar College
In an under-19 match against Orissa, slammed 136 after Mumbai were 36 for 6
In his first Ranji game against Gujarat this season, scored a hundred and took five wickets.