Indian squad for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup: Know your team

Prithvi Shaw

England U19's v India U19's - 5th ODI

This man needs no introduction. In 2013, he broke into the limelight by scoring 546 runs in an innings in a school tournament, the highest score by anyone at that level. He always had the potential but the question was whether he can make a successful transformation from school cricket to professional cricket as there were instances of few kids showing early promise and then leaving the scene.

But, Prithvi made that transformation successfully as he set the Indian domestic circuit on fire in his first full season. In just eight first-class matches for Mumbai and one of the three Duleep Trophy sides, Prithvi has amassed 945 runs at an average of 63 at an extraordinary strike-rate of 75.

As expected, Prithvi is set to lead the Indian side in the under-19 World Cup and he has a big role to play in the tournament. A successful tournament for the Mumbaikar at the top of the order will help him gain big strides and get him closer to a national call-up.