New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Cricket ran in Rachin Ravindra's blood. A fanatic for the sport, the Wellington-born cricketer, in his initial days, would watch the highlights of Kumar Sangakkara, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar for cover drives, pick-ups over mid-wicket, pull shots, cut shots and straight drives and practice at the indoor nets with his father.

Decades later, Ravindra still trying to carve his own identity for New Zealand at international cricket. Although the southpaw, hasn't been able to get his footing in the shortest format, he is one of the best in Tests and ODIs, especially after the retirement of Kane Williamson.

With the likes of Hayden, Ponting, Lara, Tendulkar and Sangakkara, all retired f...