Ravichandran Smaran, 21 YO LHB who bats at 4 for Karnataka, is an exciting young talent with a great bat swing. A run through of Smaran's breakthrough season: Started his senior level career on Independence Day (Aug 15, 2024), debuting in the Maharaja Premier League for Gulbarga Mystics. From then there on, there's been no looking back, he's had a breakthrough season across formats. Maharaja Premier League (T20): 302 runs at 43.14, 145 SR. - 104*(60) in a 200 chase - 40*(30) in a 152 chase - 52(36) in a 157 chase - 63(30) to power GM to 206 SMAT: 170 runs at 34, SR 170. - 57(31) in a 191 run chase - 49(21) in a 251 run chase (lost) Vijay Hazare: 433 runs at 72.16, SR 100.23. - 100*(87) in a tricky low scoring chase of 214 - 83(75) - 76(94) in a 238 run chase in semi finals - 101(92) & POTM in Finals. Karnataka won the title. Ranji: 500 runs at 62.5. After a sedate start in the first leg, he's now come good in the 2nd leg. - Maiden FC double (203) vs Punjab - A 2nd innings back to the wall 126* vs Haryana today (still batting). He seems like the real deal, scoring impactful runs helping the team run. Also been watching some of his batting clips, superb to watch. Will be following him closely.