Amit Bhandari is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

er. Having made a forgettable debut in 2000, his performances in the 2001–02 season kept him within striking distance of being re-selected.

Bhandari's lack of pace is compensated by his aggressive bowling, which was demonstrated in the India A tour of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 in 2003, where he became the top wicket-taker. Bhandari joins Lakshmipathy Balaji

Lakshmipathy Balaji

Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler.-International Cricket:...

 and Aavishkar Salvi

Aavishkar Salvi

Aavishkar Salvi is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and right-handed batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Mumbai....

 in the search for a place in the Indian team.