Young Bloods - 10 Possible Legends of the Upcoming Era

Young Bloods – 10 Possible Legends of the Upcoming Era: The world has known about the game of cricket for about 100 years now and in every era, there have been players who have had huge impact over the game. Right from Sir Don Bradman to players like AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli in the new age, the world has witnessed cricketing geniuses who not only make a big name for themselves, but also have an ever-lasting influence on the game. So as it is said in a Hindi proverb, what the child would be in his future becomes evident from his early days in the cradle; in a similar way how big a player one can become can be guessed by the very early periods of his playing days. Here we have come up with a list of 10 young cricketers below 25 years of age who show immense potential and can worthily be the flag-bearers of their respective team’s success in future. So here are the Young Bloods – 10 Possible Legends of the Upcoming Era. 1. Mitchell Marsh (Australia): Mitchell Marsh. (Photo Source: AFP) Son of renowned test cricketer Geoff Marsh and brother of the batting-beauty Shaun Marsh, Mitchell, made his debut in national-level cricket at a young age of 17 and he subsequently became the youngest player ever in an Australian domestic one-day game. In July last year playing against India-A, Marsh scored 211 runs batting seventh and set up the world’s second best partnership accumulating 371 runs with Sam Whiteman. Mitch also comes more than handy in bowling. He earned serious acclaim for bowling when he scalped down 5 wickets for 33 runs in the second match of ICC World cup 2015 against England. Till now, he has scored 6 half-centuries in the 30 ODI matches he has played and has already managed to gain attention from the whole cricket fraternity for beginning to show the signs of being a complete all-rounder. 2. Josh Hazlewood (Australia): Josh Hazlewood. (© Getty Images) What was I doing when I was 17? Maybe roaming around with my high-school buddies! When Josh was 17, he became the youngest fast bowler to be selected by New South Wales. He forayed into the ODIs in 2010, but his major breakthrough came in the world cup 2015, where he proved to be an integral part of the Australian pace attack spearheaded by Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc. His furious bowling with figures of 35/4 broke the back of Pakistani batting line-up and he remained economical throughout the tournament. He also holds the record for bowling the most number of maidens in the 2015 world cup – a total of five in the tournament. 3. Jason holder (West Indies): Jason holder. (©Getty Images) A calm and composed being, Jason was given the responsibility to lead the Caribbean side in the early stages of his career. During the West Indies tour of South Africa in 2014-15, he was appointed the captain for the side and since then, he has been leading the side with example. Jason Holder is a complete all-rounder and has many a times shown his skills with both leather and willow. Holder is the recipient of the prestigious Lord Gavron Award as well. 4. Kane Williamson (New Zealand): Kane Williamson. (© Getty Images) Kane was born in a cricketing family – his father having played professional cricket at club level. Right from the start of his career, Kane made the selection committee have high hopes in his talent and potential and he always justified it. Back in 2010, when Kane was playing his maiden test match against India, he scored a magnificent 131 in New Zealand’s first innings. He is an elegant and classy batsman with his stroke-play being technique-driven. Williamson was the top run-getter in the series against West Indies in 2014, where he hit 2 hundreds. Having established himself as one of the core players of the Kiwis side, Kane also serves the purpose of being a good part-time bowler with 4/22 being his best figures in ODI. 5. Pat Cummins (Australia): Pat Cummins. (Photo Source: BCCI) He is a promising fast bowler who regularly bowls at 145km/h. It was the Wanderers where he gave a sensational performance in his debut Test. Pat had just celebrated his 18th birthday and his 7 wickets in the match helped Australia win the match and level the series against South Africa. That was a big performance from an 18-year old and a major boost to his career that lay ahead. Pat played an important role in the 2015 world cup win for Australia as well. 6. Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh): Taskin Ahmed. (Photo Source: AFP) A tall, well-built athlete, this Bangladeshi seamer became famous even before anyone saw him in the team jersey. People across the globe saw in a clip over YouTube, a young under-19 fast bowler from Bangladesh ripping the bowl past an England batsman and forcing him leave the ball untouched – and that was enough food for curious thoughts. He played his debut ODI match against India and scalped down 5 wickets – enough to understand the talent of this young gun. Then he showed some clinical bowling performances in the 2015 world cup. If Bangladesh could even think of reaching the semi-finals, this young lad had immense contribution to the spree and he ended the tournament with 19 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 5.64. 7. Corey Anderson (New Zealand): Corey Anderson. (Photo Source : AFP) Corey Anderson is a nightmare for the bowlers when he bats, and he is sometimes a frightening prospect for the batsmen when he bowls. Quite ironical, isn’t it? But that’s who Corey Anderson is. A complete all-rounder, Anderson has the ability to destroy the opposition’s bowling plans and thrash the ball mercilessly, a character which he exemplified when he hit a record 100 of 36 balls on the new year’s day of 2014 – the fastest ODI hundred record which was later broken by South Africa’s AB de Villiers. Along with that he can break the opposition’s batting line-up with his bowling. Later that month after he showed his batting finesse, he took 5/63 against India that established him as a true all-rounder. Corey makes his willow talk at a strike rate of around 150 and he has also taken 50 wickets from 35 matches which go on to explain his extraordinary cricketing abilities. 8. Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Quinton de Kock. (Photo Source: AFP) South Africa has had wicket keepers who were batting geniuses as well. After Mark Boucher who was probably one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen in the world, AB de Villiers held the baton and in what fashion! And as he continues to lead the Proteas’s batting from the front, the world has unveiled a new gem in Quinton de Kock who can keep the wicket brilliantly as well as bat magnificently. Quinton captained the South Africa U-19 team in his early days but was later given a rest from the responsibility for him to concentrate more upon his batting. Soon after he began his career, he started getting attention of the cricket fraternity for his honed batting skills. At the age of 20, he became the first wicket-keeper batsman to score 3 successive centuries in the ODIs. In 2014 IPL auctions, he was bought for 3.5 crores by Delhi daredevils, the highest bid for any foreign wicket-keeper in IPL. He continues to spark with his performances and South Africa has indeed got some serious talent behind the stumps! 9. Joe Root (England): Joe Root. (Photo Source: AFP) An Englishman having immense batting potential, Joe Root even after him being not-so-old in international cricket, he has shown immense maturity and patience with the bat. He takes his time, never seems to be in a hurry and doesn’t just throwaway his wicket. In the fourth test against India in 2012-13, his 73 from 229 balls candidly told the story of his patience. In the 2014 test series, he gave some clinical performances to accumulate 518 runs and also took a wicket. His 121 against Sri Lanka in the world cup made him the youngest English player to hit a century in the biggest extravaganza. Later in 2015 in the first match of the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand, Joe scored 104 of 78 batting at number 3 that revved up his team’s score to a record 408/9 and England won the match by 210 runs. 10. Jos Buttler (England): Jos Buttler. (© Getty Images) The current vice-captain of the England ODI team, Jos made his senior club debut at a tender age of 15. He made his ODI debut in 2012 and T20 debut in 2011 against India. In the final T20 game against South Africa in the series in 2012, Joe Buttler joined hands with Craig Kieswetter to smash the African bowling and added 52 runs of the last 16 balls of the innings. On the way to the partnership, he hit 32 runs in an over of Wayne Parnell, the second highest off an over in T20 cricket. By then, he had started to show the glimpses of a destructive batsman and he strengthened this impression even further by scoring 47 from just 16 balls in a 50 over match against New Zealand in 2013. He subsequently played many such blasting innings, though not so frequently. But his crisp batting technique supplemented by his strong wicket-keeping skills suggested that he is one of the new talents to watch for. (All Stats Updated Till 18th February 2016)

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