The Under-19 Cricket World Cup has long been a breeding ground for some of the sports best cricketers.
Looking back on past additions, stars such as Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and Babar Azam have left their mark with terrific on-field performances.
Moving forward, these squads can be seen as a future core of international players for a country if their trajectory and development continues in a positive direction.
The 2022 World Cup has been played in the West Indies featuring 16 nations.
We have crunched the numbers and selected the standout player from nine of the participating countries.
Note New Zealand withdrew from the World Cup due to quarantine restrictions on minors upon return to the country.
4. England
Rehan Ahmed
One of the strongest performing teams at this World Cup, England have had solid contributions from Tom Prest and Joshua Boyden.
However, Rehan Ahmed is the player in focus, capturing 12 wickets at an average of only 9.91 in three outings for his country.
The most telling of which was his semi-final performance against Afghanistan where he took 4/41 in a terrific spell to swing the game in Englands favour. A game which they would go on to win by just 15 runs on Duckworth Lewis rules.
Ahmed is an exciting prospect for England particularly has Stuart Broad and James Anderson approach the ends of their careers.
