5 Indians who won the player of the tournament award in the U19 World Cup

#5 Yashasvi Jaiswal (2020)

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout batsman in 2020 U19 World Cup by some distance. He went into the tournament having raised the hopes of Indian fans following some fantastic performances in List A cricket, and he didn't disappoint in the grand event .

With exactly 400 runs in 6 matches, Jaiswal finished as the leading run-getter in this year's U19 World Cup. The left-hander averaged 133.33 with one hundred and four fifties. He failed to cross the fifty mark in only one match, and that was because India had to chase just 42 against Japan. Jaiswal finished unbeaten on 29.

After decimating Pakistan in the semis with an unbeaten century, Jaiswal was India’s lone warrior in the final against Bangladesh. While the rest of the batting completely fell apart, the southpaw held things together for India with a stoic 88. He scored almost half the runs in India’s total of 177, and give them a semblance of chance to defend the title that they won in 2018.

Given the form that he is in, it shouldn’t be long before Jaiswal is drafted into the national squad. Considering all that he has gone through to reach where he is today, one can only hope he achieves greater success in the future.