Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan, part of a long list of child-prodigies from Mumbai, burst on to the scene as a 17-year old. Sarfaraz's cricketing journey began early under the tutelage of his father Naushad Khan, a former Mumbai cricketer and a respected coach who's responsible for nurturing talents like Iqbal Abdullah and Kamran Khan. Known for his quirky and innovative batting, Sarfaraz made his first-class debut in 2014 and was a part of the Indian Under-19 teams that played in the 2014 and 2016 World Cups.

Sarfaraz first made the world sit up and take notice when he scored a magnificent 439 in his maiden Harris Shield game in 2009. Aged just 12, he broke a Sachin Tendulkar record that had stood since 1988. It wasn't long before Sarfaraz was thrust into the Mumbai U19 side and his performances there led to him earning a place in India's U19 squad.

Batting in the middle-order, Sarfaraz scored 566 runs at a staggering average of 70.75 across the two U19 World Cups he played. His tally is only bettered by Eoin Morgan (606 runs) and Babar Azam (585 runs). He holds the unique record of most fifties in U19 Cricket World Cups having struck 7 of them across two editions.