After a victorious tournament in 2018, the Indian U19 squad were the favourites to defend the title in the tournament held in South Africa in 2020. Despite suffering heartbreak against Bangladesh, several members of the 2020 Indian U19 squad have gone on to enjoy success in the IPL and the national set-up. With the IPL 2024 underway, let’s take a look at where the stalwarts are now.
Priyam Garg
The right-handed top-order batsman from Uttar Pradesh was India’s captain for the Under -19 World Cup in 2020, but he has failed to carry on in that rising trajectory since then. He was picked up by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of IPL 2022 and played 14 matches in his debut season. However, he was released ahead of the 2023 season and failed to make headlines in that season with the Delhi Capitals. He went unsold in IPL 2024 auctions.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
The towering star of Indian cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal has built his profile as one of the leading batters across all formats for the Men in Blue. Jaiswal, in the recently concluded Test series against England in 2024, became only the third Indian batter to score double centuries in consecutive test matches, the third-youngest cricketer to score two double centuries in Test matches, and the second Indian batter to score 700 runs in a test series.
In the IPL, he turned out big boost for the Rajasthan Royals after getting picked up in 2020 for Rs 2.40 crores. In 2023 Jaiswal emerged as the top scorer for the Royals scoring 625 runs at a strike rate of 163.61 with a century and five half-centuries. One of the 50s came off 13 balls – an IPL record. He made quite a slow start in the IPL 2024, getting dismissed for 5 in 7 balls in RR’s recent game.
Dhruv Jurel
The wicketkeeper-batter is among several from the under-19 squad who jumped to the senior squad, making his international debut in a Test match against England. Dhruv Jurel‘s performance in the series increased his stock.
Jurel is a teammate of Jaiswal in the IPL, with both playing for Rajasthan Royals. After being bought by RR in 2023, Jurel batted in the lower order and scored 134 runs in the 88 balls he faced last year, at a strike rate of 172.72. Jurel has started his 2024 stint on a good note with twin-twenties in RR’s games so far.
Kumar Kushagra
The 19-year-old from Jharkhand has been a regular in the domestic circuit, playing in 19 First Class and 23 List A matches. His strong performances saw him getting picked up by the Delhi Capitals in 2023 for Rs 7.2 crore, after personal calls from Sourav Ganguly. He is however yet to make his debut in the IPL 2024.
Atharva Ankolekar
Ankolekar shot to stardom after the Under-19 World Cup, with his rags-to-riches story capturing the public’s imagination. However, he is yet to make any notable strides in the
Shashwat Rawat
Rawat has been a regular for the Baroda team since making his debut in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, playing 15 First-class matches and scoring more than 1000 runs.
Divyaansh Saxena
Saxena is yet to kick off his cricketing career, having been restricted to just one First Class and three List A matches for Mumbai.
Siddhesh Veer
The left-handed lower-order batsman has played eight matches so far for Maharashtra since making his debut in 2022.
Shubhang Hegde
Hegde is an up-and-coming talent in the domestic circuit, playing 7 First Class and 4 List A matches for Jharkhand.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma has established himself as a solid option for the Indian national team since making his T20I debut in 2023, where he scored a team-high 39 runs as well as taking 2 catches.
In the same tour, he made a couple of records – becoming the highest run-scorer for the Indian team, as well as becoming the second-youngest Indian batter to score a half-century in T20Is.
Since then, he has played in 15 T20I matches, as well as 4 ODIs. He is a part of Mumbai Indians in the IPL, having been bought for Rs 1.7 crore in 2022. He had a breakout IPL season last year, collecting 343 runs in 11 matches at an average of 42.88 and an astounding strike rate of 164.11.
Akash Singh
The left-arm pacer from Rajasthan has been a steady performer in the domestic circuits and has turned out sporadically for Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. In 2024, he was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad but is yet to play this season.
Kartik Tyagi
One of the brightest talents in Indian cricket according to Kane Williamson, Tyagi will hope to kick-start his IPL career after getting picked up by the Gujarat Titans in 2024, after spending previous seasons with Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. While he is yet to make his debut, Tyagi has garnered a lot of attention, like from Kiwi captain Kane Williamson himself
Sushant Mishra
The left-hand fast bowler was picked up by Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 for Rs 2.20 crore, but he is yet to make his IPL debut. However, he has been a consistent player for Jharkhand in the domestic circuit, making his First Class debut in 2022.
Vidyadhar Patil
The Karnataka-based medium pacer has played in three first-class matches for Karnataka but is yet to emulate the success of his teammates in IPL.
Ravi Bishnoi
Bishnoi has been a revelation as part of the senior team’s limited overs teams, playing in 21 T20I matches since making his debut in 2022, as well as playing in one ODI match. Ravi Bishnoi was in fact ranked 1 in the ICC T20 Men’s Rankings.
His international performances, as well as his domestic performances for Gujarat in the domestic circuit, saw him getting picked up by Lucknow Super Giants in 2022. He has played in 53 matches in IPL, taking 54 wickets. Ravi Bishnoi delivered an amazing performance in the IPL 2023. Bishnoi took 16 wickets in 15 matches. With an economy of 7.74 and a strike rate of 18.93, his best bowling numbers were 28/3.
