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the state cricket team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 level.

His talents were first spotted by former cricketer Keki Tarapore who was coaching at a summer coaching camp at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

He went on to score a century on debut for his school team.

Along with the batting, he was keeping wickets.

However, he later stopped keeping wickets on the advice of former Test players Gundappa Vishwanath, Roger Binny, Brijesh Patel and Tarapore.