Profile : Manoj Tiwary

The 21-year-old's success with the Bengal Ranji Trophy made him the most talked about promising youngster in India. His batting position was not fixed in his first season in 2005-06, but after he got a more certain No. 4, Tiwari was a revelation in the next two season making a pile of runs and anchoring Bengal's success in 2007 where they made it to the final. He scored three scores of 150-plus and his average of 99.50 took his overall first-class average to 57.50 in two seasons. Nicknamed 'Chota Dada' on the lines of Sourav Ganguly's Dada, Tiwari got a national call-up was fast-tracked into the one-day side for the tour to Bangladesh in 2007 but had to return home after injuring himself in a practice session. He made his one-day debut in Australia in February 2008.