5 Under-19s stars who did not fulfill their potential

#1 Xavier Marshall (West Indies)

Xavier Marshall was a stylish and promising batsman

In the mid 2000s Xavier Marshall looked like the player West Indian cricket had been yearning for.

Over the years the West Indies had seen the number of talented batsmen coming through the ranks slowly lessen. Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Chris Gayle were formidable players, but there wasn't the depth the team had possessed in years gone by.

Then Marshall began to make rumbles at youth level. He averaged 50.36 for the Under 19s and played with the aggression and flair that the West Indies had become known for.

In 2005, while still a teenager, Marshall debuted for the ODI side. He only managed five, falling to a rampant Brett Lee, but the hype around him didn't die down.

That same year Marshall was name West Indies' Youth Cricketer of the Year. But later, in what proved to be a very eventful year for Marshall, he would be reported for bad behavior, and from there things failed to improve.

Marshall would play 37 games for the West Indies across the three formats, however he only averaged 20.25 in Test cricket, and lesser in the shorter formats.

His 157 in an ODI against Canada in 2008 gave hope that he would still fulfill his potential, but less than six months later he had played his last ODI for the West Indies.

Xavier Marshall now plays for the USA, but ducks in his last two outings show that the Xavier Marshall of the mid 2000s is now a distant memory.