5 U19 World Cup stars who faded away

#4 Ian Daniel, Sri Lanka

Daniel never played for Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan reached the final of the 2000 U19 World Cup at home and one of the key reasons behind their long journey was batsman Ian Daniel. Daniel was the third-highest run-scorer of the competition with 299 runs at an impressive average of 74.75. He scored two fifties, including one against Pakistan in the semi-final at Galle.

Three years later, he was included in the Sri Lanka A team. His consistent performances for the A-team and in First-Class cricket saw him being selected in the Test team for the tour of Zimbabwe. However, he never got a chance to play. He was never recalled to the national team again. He has nearly 9000 First-Class runs to his name, including 22 centuries. He last played a First-Class match in April, 2014 while representing the Ragama Cricket Club.