| 1. He comes from a family with a strong cricketing background. |
| 2. He achieved a century in both his Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts. |
| 3. Received a chance to play for the Indian team in 2011 due to the absence of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. |
| 4. Featured in two test series for India but was later dropped and never recalled. |
| 5. Purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2013 but was not retained in subsequent seasons. |
| 6. By January 2017, he had scored two triple centuries in domestic cricket. |
| 7. Was picked for the Indian squad for a one-off Test match against Bangladesh in February 2017. |
| 8. Captained Tamil Nadu and India A on several occasions. |
| 9. Played club cricket for Loughborough Town CC in Leicestershire, which gave him a new perspective on life and cricket. |
| 10. Started his cricket career at age 13 when Indian Bank selected him to play in the 2nd Division. |
| 11. Scored his first century before turning 10 years old. |
| 12. Overcame a poor phase in 2005-06 under the guidance of coach J. Gokulakrishnan. |
