The Indian U-19 team has made it to the World Cup finals. They have made it to the finals for a record fourth successive time. The side has constantly punched above its weight to stamp its authority in the completion. Which U-19 Cricketer Can Get The Highest Bid?
India is easily the team to beat in the competition. Their players look a cut above the rest. Many of the squad members already look ready for international cricket. The big final is the only hurdle in their glory right now. Is the World Cup final the only big thing in their minds currently?
Which U-19 Cricketer Can Get The Highest Bid?
The bigger prize of an IPL contract:
Indian U-19 stars historically have bagged huge IPL contracts. Right from the first season, these players have been much in demand in the IPL Auctions. Virat Kohli-led victorious Indian team were the first benefactors of the IPL. The batch comprising Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Pradeep Sangwan all helped themselves to a glittering IPL contract. These players were clearly earmarked for the future. Their respective franchises showed a lot of faith while picking them in the mega auctions.
The evolution of the U-19 World Cup along with IPL:
As the IPL kept getting bigger and bigger season after season, the need to attract top talent increased. Unmukt Chand (2012), Sanju Samson (2014) are shining examples of U-19 stars grabbing big IPL contracts.
The 2016 U-19 World Cup presented the IPL with a plethora of stars. Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan the aluminas of the 2016 World Cup are now two of the highest-paid IPL players in the league. Avesh Khan, another batch member of the squad is sure to grab a hefty paycheque.
2018 U-19 World Cup and the tradition continues:
It was quite evident that Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill are going to dominate the league. The tradition continued with the 2020 U-19 World Cup too. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi, and Kartik Tyagi grabbed a lot of eyeballs in the following auctions.
Jaiswal and Bishnoi, in fact, have already been retained and picked by their respective teams. The current batch of Indian U-19 players too will fetch a huge price in the auctions.
Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar, allrounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar are expected to fetch a fair price in the auctions. Nishant Sindhu, Dinesh Bana, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, and Shaik Rasheed will topline the proceedings. But one name that is sure to emerge as a clear winner from the lot is the captain, Yash Dhull. He will undoubtedly be the highest-paid U-19 player in the mega auctions. If what we have seen from him so far, it only seems just that he bags the biggest prize.
