ICC U-19 World Cup 2018: Top 5 performers from the tournament

Canada's Faisal Jamkhandi
Canada's Faisal Jamkhandi

#1 Shubman Gill (India):

England U19's v India U19's - 4th ODI
Shubman Gill: India's New 'Yuvi'

Yuvraj Singh, Tatenda Taibu, Shikhar Dhawan are some players who have won the Player of the Tournament award at an ICC U19 World Cup and then have gone on to represent their respective national teams.

Right handed batsman Shubman Gill was the winner of the award in the 2018 edition, where he spearheaded the Indian batting contingent during their championship winning run finishing as the team's highest run-scorer.

He had 50+ scores in 4 of his 5 innings which includes a match winning unbeaten 102 against arch rivals Pakistan in the semi-finals.

In total, he garnered 372 runs at a Bradmanesque average of 124 and a mind boggling strike rate of 112.38.

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