Top 5 run-getters in Under-19 World Cups

#4 Kraigg Braithwaite, West Indies

Kraigg Braithwaite brought the quality of stabilizing the top order for West Indies across two junior World Cups

548 runs at 60.89 in 12 matches

It's not a surprise that Kraigg Braithwaite has developed into one of the most dependable openers in the modern day cricket. With his old-fashioned approach, Braithwaite has won the hearts of the purists who prefer stability to rampant shot-making at the top.

That is exactly what he brought for West Indies in the two Under-19 World Cups in which he played. In 2010, he hit four half-centuries to provide firmness in the top order. Two of them, 92* and 85, came against Pakistan but went in vain as his side succumbed to a defeat both times.

The remaining ones were an innings of 69 against Papua New Guinea in which he ensured a smooth chase of 188, while in the Quarter-Final game against England, he contributed 69 in an 18-run win despite West Indies posting only 166. Two years later, Braithwaite stepped out as the captain of his team and again got to two half-centuries: 70* against Zimbabwe and 53 against New Zealand.