India, Dec. 29 -- Leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari was disappointed after he was left out of Uttar Pradesh's Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squads this season despite doing well in consecutive seasons of the UPT20 League and in his maiden season with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL this summer.

During both the premier domestic events, Lucknow's Ansari was drafted in only as net bowler. But things changed for the better after the Praveen Kumar-led selection panel named Rinku Singh as skipper in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Rinku showed faith in Ansari, and the 26-year-old lived up to expectations with 11 wickets in the first three matches so far.

Rinku knew Ansari's potential as he had led him in the UPT20 League where the latter emerged ...