2016 Under-19 World Cup : Know India's future stars
The U-19 World Cup, a biennial affair, presents the world with future international cricketers with each passing edition. It provides the perfect launchpad for the young cricketers to show their skills and experience the taste of the highest level of the game.India, who has won the tournament three times, has unearthed the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Mohammad Kaif in the past. Coached by Rahul Dravid, the young outfit is a colorful palette of buddingcricketers from various parts of the country.Here’s a look at the fifteen members of the squad, who aÂll be flying to Bangladesh to represent India colts:
#1 Ishan Kishan (Captain)
Chosen as the captain of the young generation of India's cricketers, Ishan is a wicketkeeper-batsman born in Patna, who now plays for Jharkhand.
Born in 1998, Ishan is still 17, and as described by his Santosh Kumar, “is a mixture of Adam Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni”.
He was the captain of his school and club team, and also participated in the School World Cup in Aligarh. He started his first-class career for Jharkhand against Assam in late 2014, and has played ten first class matches since, scoring 736 runs with a century and five half-centuries. He moved from Patna to Jharkhand a couple of years ago to play the top-flight of domestic cricket and realise his dream. He was handed the reins before the recent tri-series involving Sri Lanka and England and started the stint on a positive note, leading the team to an unbeaten six match streak.