The Under-19 Cricket World Cup has long been a breeding ground for some of the sports best cricketers.
Looking back on past additions, stars such as Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and Babar Azam have left their mark with terrific on-field performances.
Moving forward, these squads can be seen as a future core of international players for a country if their trajectory and development continues in a positive direction.
The 2022 World Cup has been played in the West Indies featuring 16 nations.
We have crunched the numbers and selected the standout player from nine of the participating countries.
Note New Zealand withdrew from the World Cup due to quarantine restrictions on minors upon return to the country.
Izhar Ul Haq Naveed put together a terrific tournament for surprise-packet Afghanistan. The right-arm leg-spinner finished with 10 wickets at an impressive average of 15.3. His strike rate was equally impressive, seeing him take a wicket on average every 25.2 deliveries.
Naveed was an integral piece in an Afghanistan side which surprised many to reach the knockout stages of the tournament.
Adding to the deep spin stocks that Afghanistan have at their disposal in international cricket, Naveed could be a name we see up in lights in various T20 competitions in the near future.
Australia has seen a relatively even spread in contributors with ball in hand at the World Cup, however Teague Wyllie has been the stand out with the bat.
The 17-year-old opener has compiled 264 runs at a blistering average of 132.
Wyllie's standout performance for the tournament came against Scotland where he scored 101* on the way to a seven-wicket win.
Along with that century, Wyllie has reached the half-century mark two more occasions against the West Indies and Pakistan. The opener will have a major role to play in Australia's semi-final clash with India.
Ripon Mondol was a shining light in an otherwise disappointing campaign for Bangladesh.
The 18-year-old medium pace bowler finished with impressive bowling statistics, taking 12 wickets at an average of 12.33. His strike rate for the tournament was 19.8, while his economy rate sat at 3.73.
Figures of 4/24 were his best for the tournament, while he also showed a glimpse of talent with the bat, scoring a 33* against England.
One of the strongest performing teams at this World Cup, England have had solid contributions from Tom Prest and Joshua Boyden.
However, Rehan Ahmed is the player in focus, capturing 12 wickets at an average of only 9.91 in three outings for his country.
The most telling of which was his semi-final performance against Afghanistan where he took 4/41 in a terrific spell to swing the game in Englands favour. A game which they would go on to win by just 15 runs on Duckworth Lewis rules.
Ahmed is an exciting prospect for England particularly has Stuart Broad and James Anderson approach the ends of their careers.
India's leading run scorer for the tournament has been 16-year-old Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
The young opener has been ultra impressive, tallying 272 runs at an average of 68.00 while he has a high score of 144 against Uganda. Raghuvanshi also passed 50 on another occassion, scoring 79 against Ireland.
Given his age, Raghuvanshi will be on the radar of fans for his impressive performances.
Along with his batting prowess, Raghuvanshi has also bowled two overs of left-arm-orthodox, claiming 1/4 proving he may be able to bowl some overs in addition to his batting.
For Pakistan it has been right arm medium pace bowler Awais Ali who has shown the most at this World Cup.
Ali finished with 14 wickets for the tournament at an average of 14.7, a real shining light in a bowling lineup which otherwise struggled to find breakthroughs.
Also just 16-years-old, Ali will now be monitored closely by fans in Pakistan but also those in involved in the national setup, hoping he can continue to develop after his fruitful World Cup performance.
His most prolific innings came against Zimbabwe where he finished with figures of 6/56.
The likely winner of player of the tournament, Dewald Brevis had an outstanding World Cup campaign and is an exciting prospect for South African cricket moving forward.
Brevis piled on a mammoth 368 runs for the tournament at an average of 73.60. His best performance came against Uganda where he put together a score of 104. He followed that century with scores of 96 and 97 against Ireland and England respectively, while starting the tournament with a 65 against India.
Alongside his batting, Brevis was effective with ball in hand. Bowling leg-spin, Brevis collected seven wickets at an average of 23.71 and a strike rate of 26.4.
Alongside Dewald Brevis of South Africa, Dunith Nethmika Wellalage will certainly be in contention for player of the tournament.
The young all-rounder starred for Sri Lanka, top scoring and leading his country in wickets taken.
Wellalage scored 224 runs at an average of 44.80. This included a high score of 113 against South Africa in their final game.
With ball in hand Wellalage was even better. Bowling left-arm-orthodox, he picked up 17 wickets at an average of 9.35 and an economy of 3.53.
Kevin Omar Wickham
KD Wickham was the standout performer from the West Indies squad during their home World Cup campaign.
The right-hand batsman finished with 243 runs for the tournament and an average of 81.00. The high point of his performances was his 104 against Zimbabwe during their last game.
He managed to reach the half century mark on two seperate occasions while striking at 83.50 across the tournament.
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