India, May 17 -- Angkrish Raghuvanshi of Kolkata Knight Riders is not 22 yet, but he has already been batting like a mature batter. On Saturday night at the Eden Gardens, the right-handed batsman scored a 44-ball 82 not out to help his team to a 29-run win against Gujarat Titans and keep their slim play-off hopes alive.

Former India batsman Ambati Rayudu is in thrall to the Mumbai batsman, into his third season with KKR and getting better with every year. "I think his batsmanship is getting better. He has just become more confident, and we have seen him really develop into a batsman who can play in all phases. That is very, very unique. And also, his six-hitting has improved, if you look at it. Even though it's mostly against, you know, ...