Hosting the World Cup capitalized the dream of the young tigers to elevate their position in the highest rank possible and this time it was stuck in the semi – final; Bangladesh had reached in the last four of the prestigious tournament for the very first time where some of the junior tigers showed some outstanding exhibition of cricketing talent. And at the end of the ICC Under – 19 World Cup, 2016, we can have a look to those who have the potential to be the star of Bangladesh cricket in the forthcoming generation.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz:

When it comes to take the name of Mehedi Hasan Miraz, it seems he is born to be a leader; the 18 years old boy led his side from the front in every match Bangladesh had to encounter whether it be in bowling, batting or in mere twist of the brain.

He had been adjudged Man of the Tournament for his outstanding all round performance throughout the flagship event where Bangladesh lost a single match and that was unfortunately in the semi – final clash against West Indies and eventually ended up securing third position through defeating Sri Lanka later on.

He maintained a formidable batting average of 60.50 and scored 242 runs in 6 matches which contains 4 half centuries. The bowling performance may be regarded even more attractive; with an economy rate of under 4 runs per over, Miraz picked up 12 wickets and on maximum occasions it was all crucial wickets to take on.

Nazmul Hossain Shanto

Throughout the tournament Shanto proved him as a big hitter of the ball and became the highest run scorer for Bangladesh in the World Cup. His superb century knock against Scotland amused the spectators.

Maintaining an average of almost 65, Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored 259 runs. In addition to that superb ton, Shanto also scored a magnificent knock of 71 against South Africa.

Saleh Ahmed Shawon:

Saleh Ahmed Shawon is another new finding in the spin department of Bangladesh. The tidy left hander spinner produced all important breakthrough for his team; with an impressive economy rate of 2.94, the 18 year old Shawon captured 12 wickets in the tournament.

Mohammad Saifuddin

Mohammad Saifuddin could add another tally of Chittagong performers in the national cricket of Bangladesh. He can be marked as a genuine all-rounder who possess the ability to excel both with the ball and bat. Executing effective Yorkers in any situation of a match is the trademark of Mohammad Saifuddin’s bowling.

The most significant factor about Mohammad Saifuddin is that he is a seaming all-rounder in which Bangladesh has been suffering a lacking since long. Saifuddin captured 13 wickets in the tournament and scored 77 runs in the late middle order.