5 young players from 2016 U19 World Cup with the potential to become future stars

One of the most exciting prospects of cricket is to witness youngsters coming up the ranks and showcase their talents. The Under-19 World Cup provides them an apt opportunity to perform on the world stage.This year, the tournament turned out to be a huge success with West Indies lifting the trophy for the first time ever.Numerous cricketers from previous World Cups emerged and made it big on the international stage. Few of the names include Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Joe Root and Shikhar Dhawan.Plenty of players from the current lot as well have impressed the whole cricketing fraternity. Here are some of the finds of the tournament who have the potential to become the future stars.

#5 Rishabh Pant

Pant now holds the record for the fastest 50 in U19 cricket

The dashing left handed opening batsman and the wicket-keeper of the Indian U19 team had a great time in the World Cup. He scored the fastest ever half-century in U19 ODIs off just 18 balls.

In a group match against Nepal, he smashed 78 runs off just 24 balls which included 9 fours and 5 sixes. His superlative effort helped India chase the target of 170 runs in just 18.1 overs.

Another big innings from him came in the quarter-final against Namibia where he scored 111 runs off 96 balls. India managed to reach a massive score of 349 runs and won the match by 197 runs.

He ended up being India’s second highest run scorer with 267 runs in 6 matches. With the speculations of MS Dhoni’s retirement in the near future, the selectors would keep a keen eye on Pant’s progress.