From boys to men - The best U-24 batsmen in India to watch out for

#3 Manan Vohra (21 years 101 days)

Forte: List A and Twenty20s

To say that Manan Vohra raised quite a few eyebrows when he was retained by the Punjab camp would still be an understatement; to say he raised the eyebrows of all and sundry would be the most correct way of putting it. (And the eyebrows of the opposite sex this incredibly handsome and fit hunk will raise is not even up for discussion. Focus on cricket, girls!)

Vohra first made his presence felt when he, along with Unmukt Chand, made the record for the fastest chase of more than 100 runs in U19 cricket. Vohra dominated a tad more than his partner, scoring a scintillating 79 off just 35 balls as they chased down 167 in 12 overs.

The knock rewarded him with his first IPL contract with the Kings XI team for the 2013 season and he sizzled with a 43* on debut against the now defunct Pune franchise.

Though he failed for the rest of the season returning with modest figures of 161 runs @ 20.12, he scored heavily in the domestic season including a wonderful 187 against Jharkhand. But what really stood out was his absolutely fabulous run in the four-day U-25 Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy where he scored three back-to-back centuries and was rewarded with a surprise retention contract.

"He is an outstanding young talent," Yuvraj Singh said in an interview to Cricinfo. "He has the potential to play for the country one day, hopefully he will justify his talent."

It goes without saying he has made a major mark for Kings XI this season, and though he, like a host of Indian batsmen is a bit uncomfortable with the short ball, it is a chink likely to be ironed out sooner than later.

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	High Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s	50s
First Class	8	14	954	187	32.42	61.93	1	3
List A	11	11	316	89	28.72	94.89	0	3
Twenty20	29	27	743	67	29.72	139.39	0	2