World Cup 2019: 7 players who were under-utilized in the tournament

#5 Avishka Fernando - Sri Lanka

Fernando is the find of the tournament

Everyone in Sri Lankan cricket was excited at the ease with which Avishka Fernando played fast bowling. The same reason prompted the selectors to fast-track him to international cricket straight from his school.

Fernando was expected to open the innings as he had scored a fluent 77 against Scotland before the World Cup. But he was not picked in the starting XI for the first five games.

He was brought in for the game against England, and was straight away put to a test as Sri Lanka were reeling at 3-2. Fernando counter-attacked the English fast-bowlers with a 39-ball 49. His play against the genuine pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood was particularly impressive.

Fernando's best knock came against West Indies as he produced a stroke-filled 104 which included nine fours and two sixes. He impressed everyone in the limited opportunities he got in this World Cup, which is why the ICC named him as the rising star of the squad.