#3 Mujeeb Zadran

At only 16 years of age, Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Zadran is making waves in international cricket. Zadran fetched a hefty pay-check of Rs 4 crore from Kings XI Punjab at the auction. The colt, who comes from a cricketing family in Afghanistan, first shot to fame by claiming four wickets on debut against Ireland in 2017.
At the recently concluded Under 19 World Cup, he claimed six wickets at an average of 26.66 and an economy of 3.5 as his country reached the semi-finals. Last week, he became the youngest player to take an ODI five-wicket haul during Afghanistan's win over Zimbabwe in an ODI.
As per those who have followed his career closely, Zadran has made most of every opportunity given to him, something that he will look to continue in the IPL.
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