The 2012 U19 World Cup is a very special one for any cricket fans, especially the Indian cricket fans as Unmukt Chand led Team India lifted the prestigious youth level competition Trophy.
It was a stellar performance from the Indian team throughout the competition, especially the grand finale against Australia that was played on the 26th August. Australia scored 225 runs in their 50 overs and Team India captain Unmukt Chand’s crucial inning of 111 runs led the team to the victory.
After the final, Unmukt Chand became quite a famous name all around. However, as days progressed, the right-hand was lost as he couldn’t realise his potential. He is currently playing cricket in USA.
However, 2012 U19 World Cup saw some more talented players take the field and has gone on to become a very popular name in the cricketing world. Today, in this article, we take a look 4 popular players that played in the U19 World Cup 2012.
Travis Head
Many may not know, but the current star Australian cricket team batsman Travis Head was part of the Australia U19 squad for the U19 World Cup 2012. Head played a total of 6 matches in the competition and scored 172 runs. While as 2022, Head has played in all formats for Australia and is an important member of the team.
Quinton de Kock
South Africa’s star wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock was also another star player who played in the U19 World Cup 2012. De Kock had a tournament then, scoring 284 runs from 6 matches. The opening batsman is a very important member of the team in all formats, although he has retired from Test cricket.
Liton Das
Bangladesh’s opening batsman Liton Das is another current Bangladesh star player who played in the U19 World Cup in 2012. Liton is the current Bangladesh senior team opening batsman and has played numerous matches for the Bangla Tigers. He played a total 6 matches in that competition and scored 262 runs.
Babar Azam
The current Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam is another big star name of today that played in the U19 Cricket World Cup 2012. Infact, Babar Azam was the 2nd highest run scorer in the competition with 287 runs from 6 matches. Babar is currently one of the best batsman playing the game right now and finds himself breaking numerous records.