A talented 19-year-old, Tushar Srivastav opens the batting, and also bowls part time off-spin. Having made his MPL debut in 2010, Tushar had a few good knocks last year, including a 37-ball 40 against Sindhudurg Sailors, and a 30-ball 31 against Pratapgad Warriors. He wasn’t used as a offie at all last season. For this right-hander who cost Panthers a fee of Rs 15,000, 134 runs with a strike rate of 102 is not a bad start, although he would definitely like to improve on that in MPL-III.