Rajneesh Gurbani and Navdeep Saini will be on the radar of IPL teams: Lakshmipathy Balaji

CHENNAI: Former India cricketer Lakshmipathy Balaji believes that bright Indian domestic pacers such as Navdeep Saini and Rajneesh Gurbani will certainly be on the radar of IPL franchises ahead of the fresh auctions to be held later in January 2018.
Vidarbha pacer Gurbani created waves on Saturday after becoming only the second bowler to claim a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy final. He accomplished the feat against Delhi in Indore.
"Over the years, IPL has been an ideal platform for young Indian pacers to flourish. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Siraj have all benefitted from the IPL. I believe upcoming pacers like Saini and Gurbani would definitely be on the radar of IPL franchises," said Balaji on the sidelines of the Junior Super Kings T20 tournament in Chennai on Saturday.
Balaji, who was the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders last IPL, further added: "Pandya's ability to generate bounce was evident after his show in the IPL. Bhuvi's transformation as a lethal death bowler and a skilful new-ball pacer was because of the IPL. Unadkat made a comeback into the Indian team after his impressive show in the T20 league and Siraj has been provided with a lot of opportunities. IPL gives a bowler the platform to bowl at pretty much in an international environment."
Former Tamil Nadu pacer B Kalyanasundaram, who was the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in a Ranji final, seconded Balaji's words regarding Gurbani and Saini.
"There will be expectations on Gurbani now. He has an exceptional ability to bring the ball back into batsmen. He has to show that he is consistent. I strongly believe he has the talent and right attitude to play at that level. He could well be in the radar of IPL teams. Both Saini and Gurbani have it in them to play for India," said Kalyanasundaram.