talented cricketer, who has been looked at as a future star right from his Under-14 days. Paradkar played a 250-plus knock for the Maharashtra Under-15 team that made people take notice. His progress since has been smooth, all the way to the Ranji Trophy team. Paradkar has led Maharashtra at the Elite Ranji Trophy level. His accurate and flat off-spin bowling makes him an ideal T20 cricketer. His 154 runs with the bat and nine wickets was more than a useful contribution in MPL-I, especially with the economy rate of just 6.15. MPL-II was a relatively tougher affair with the bat for this left-hander, scoring 108 runs (SR: 100). He picked up seven wickets, with an extraordinary economy rate of 4.88. And that economy rate sounds better when Nikhil has the ability to open the bowling for Royals, with field restrictions on.