5 youngsters who can make it big at the T20 WC

With the Super 10 round of the ICC World T20 2016 all set to kick off from today, with the hosts India taking on the spirited New Zealand, all the fans will be expecting it to be an evenly contested game.Both the teams have a fine blend of the young and the experienced. Taking cue from the fact that nearly all the teams have had followed the same thought process, we have a number of youngsters who can announce their entry into the international cricket with a bang.While it's a cliche that the experienced names of the cricketing world will be charged up to contribute in all the possible ways for their team once again, what will be interesting to see is how these youngsters fare at the highest level.Here is a look at some of the players, with the age on their side, who can make a serious impact in the ICC World T20, on the back of some consistent and invigorating performances:

#5 Hardik Pandya

It is the right platform for Pandya to cement his place in the national squad

For as long as any Indian cricket enthusiast can remember, the Indian team management has had only one item at the top of its wish list - a pace-bowling genuine all-rounder, one who could balance his five-bowler attack while contributing with the bat as well. There was Stuart Binny, there was Gurkeerat Singh Mann and many more, but none could hold on to that spot and then came the entry of Hardik Pandya, the hard-hitting all-rounder that India needed so badly.

It all changed for Pandya in the 2015 edition of the IPL where he catapulted into the limelight with some outstanding performances. Roped in by Mumbai Indians, Pandya was a revelation. Be it hard hitting strokes, playing a live-wire in the field, rolling his arm over at good pace of around 135 km/hour, Pandya was everywhere.

He ended up playing a pivotal role in his franchise's second title triumph by winning two Man of the Match awards during the course of the mega event. Both MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have been all praises for the swashbuckling all-rounder. His blustery strike rates of 180.65 and 147.62 in the IPL and T20 internationals respectively, are a testimony of his talent and prowess.

If Pandya can hold on to his nerves and come up with some match winning performances in the T20 WC then this could be the stepping stone to greater heights in life.

#4 Mitchell Marsh

Mitchell Marsh on his day can tear apart any opposition with his hard-hitting

A tall hard-hitting all-rounder, Mitchell Marsh was earmarked for higher honours ever since he captained the Australia Under-19s to victory in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand. A powerful middle-order batsman and a seamer who can hit 135kph, Marsh has been in the scheme of things of the IPL from the 2010 edition of the mega Indian cricket carnival. In the last Ashes championship, Marsh was given a go ahead of the experienced Shane Watson, which he fully justified with good performances with the ball and bat.

The younger Marsh has cemented his place in the squad in all three formats of the international game courtesy his good performances both with the bat and ball. Owing the fact that Australia has had a number of quality all-rounders, one may feel that he is a little underrated as he has had limited chances to prove his mettle with the bat.

He has the ability to provide his captain some crucial breakthroughs out of nowhere. If required, he can tonk the ball quite a distance and wreck havoc on the opposition bowlers. Adding to that the IPL experience he has, will also prove to be beneficial for the 24-year-old hard hitter and consequently the team.

#3 Mohammad Amir

Amir, just out of the ban, looks even more promising and lethal

The tainted Left arm fast bowler has had his share of international exposure. He has the main force behind the Pakistani team winning the 2009 edition of the T20 WC and was being touted as a special talent by the great Wasim Akram himself. But soon his world crashed around him when he was implicated in a spot-fixing scam in England, which it was alleged that he had bowled deliberate, pre-planned no-balls in a Test.

Having come out of the 5 year ban handed over to him by the ICC, he had to start from the very scratch in order to win the confidence of the board and the players. Amir was aware of this fact and ever since his return, he has bowled exceedingly well. His spell against India in the Asia Cup T20 2016 in February, will go down as one of the best spells bowled in the history of T20 cricket.

Even the charismatic Virat Kohli acknowledged that spell as the best bowling spell he has ever faced. The 23 year old can make the ball talk even in these sub-continental conditions, as he showed against India in his opening spell in the Asia Cup T20.

Amir has a notable economy of 6.93 and a heathy strike rate of 17.8 in the 25 games he has played so far. If he can emulate his 2009 heroics then Pakistan have a good chance of faring well in the tournament.

#2 Kagiso Rabada

Rabada will have to fill in the big boots of Morne Morkel

Billed as South Africa's next sensation with the ball, Kagiso Rabada has lived up to that expectation by effectively taking up the mantle of leading the South Africa's bowling attack in the absence of the experienced Dale Steyn, who missed out on playing a major part of the season due to an injury. The 20-year-old impressed one and everyone by taking 6-16 against Bangladesh on his One-Day International debut.

Rabada has very good control of the ball which has been his strength from the time he was chosen to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. South Africa won the tournament, with him being dubbed "the fastest and most feared bowler in the competition".

With the experienced Morne Morkel not there in the squad, Rabada will have to take on the added responsibility of sharing the new ball with Steyn and pick up early wickets to put his side in the front.

#1 Jasprit Bumrah

The real test awaits for Bumrah when he will bowl at strong batting line-ups

Jasprit Bumrah is a right arm medium fast bowler with an unorthodox bowling action which the batsmen find a little difficult to fathom. The Mumbai Indian bowler recently took his Ranji team, Gujarat, across the line in the final of the Vijay Hazare trophy with impressive figures of 5-28, to win the team's maiden title.

The 22-year-old knows a thing or two about handling pressure, courtesy his sharing of the dressing room with the greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Lasith Malinga and Ricky Ponting for Mumbai Indians. His ability to bowl yorkers consistently has stood him apart and somewhat put an end to the teams concerns of death overs bowling.

In the 11 T20 internationals that he has played, he has an impressive economy of 6.23 and a decent strike rate of 15.8, which is quite good as far as T20 format is concerned. If India were to win the coveted title for the second time, a lot of it will depend on how this youngster performs in the tournament.