Mandeep Singh, one of the most promising young players in the country, was recently rewarded with a call-up to India's limited overs side to tour Zimbabwe. Though he played the solitary game for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League, time spent with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli has helped the youngster work on his game.

Mandeep Singh (left), Dhawal Kulkarni, KL Rahul & Jayant Yadav (right) pose for a photograph after a media interaction at a city hotel prior to Team India's departure to Zimbabwe yesterday. Pic/Suresh Karkera