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.
9. West Indies
Kevin Omar Wickham
KD Wickham was the standout performer from the West Indies squad during their home World Cup campaign.
The right-hand batsman finished with 243 runs for the tournament and an average of 81.00. The high point of his performances was his 104 against Zimbabwe during their last game.
He managed to reach the half century mark on two seperate occasions while striking at 83.50 across the tournament.
