10 Cricket's very own child prodigies

6. Nikin Jose:

Nikin Jose, the 15-year-old caught everyone’s eye when he sparkled in the last league match of KPL 2015 for Mysuru Warriors against Rockstars where he came up with a Man of the match performance. Nikin made his cricket debut as opening batsman in Mysuru Zone Under-14 side in 2013. Nikin Jose smashed a double century in U16 category of “Save the Tiger” Cup. Nikin led his side, JoJo CC in the tournament and smashed an unbeaten 200 in just 85 balls with help of 27 fours and 7 sixes against Karavali Cricketers. His performance helped his side to put on a score of 323 without the loss of a wicket in 28 overs. With bowling figures of 3.2-0-11-6 against Rockstars, Nikin Jose became the first player in history of KPL to pick up a 6-wicket haul. Only 2 players before Nikin managed to pick 5-wickets in an innings in KPL. He now holds the record for the best bowling figures in KPL.