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Any side that invests heavily on youngstersand makes sure to nurture themwill reap rewards in the future more often than not. There are many promising youngsters who take an integral part in their teams at present and perform as if they belong to the international stage.We have tried in making a more balanced and best team possible from the players who are aged 25 and belowat the present date just to reveal how capable the younger crop is.NOTE: Stats and age as onJune29, 2014.
#1 Joe Root
Matches – 17, Innings – 33
Runs – 1214, Average – 41.86,
Highest Score – 200*, Hundreds – 3, Fifties – 4
Age: 23 years and 181 days
His records speak for himself. The player with a school-boy look, made his walk into the middle of the pitch in his first Test match sporting a wide smile and exhibited patience like a man with a sniper. His concentration and willingness to bat through is amazing for his age.
A much needed saviour for England in its transition period and can stake claim as an opener for many years to come.
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#2 Ahmed Shehzad
Matches – 3, Innings – 6,
Runs – 237, Average – 45.50,
Highest – 147, Hundreds – 1, Fifties – 1,
Age: 22 years and 218 days.
The Pakistani opener who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka by the end of 2013 edges out a lot of other contendors for the second opener slot.
The right-hander is held in high regard in his country and is the best batsmen of his country among the current generation. The gritty stroke maker will be looking forward in ending his nation’s quest for a quality batsmen with plenty of runs from his bat.
Reserve Openers: Phil Hughes, Tom Latham.
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#3 Kane Williamson
Matches – 34, Innings – 62,
Runs – 2377, Average – 40.28,
Highest Score – 161*, Hundreds – 7, Fifties – 13,
Age: 23 years and 325 days.
The batting mainstay for Blackcaps. One of the complete players of modern times, he already has made his way into the list of Top 10 New Zealanders to score most Test centuries for his country. With 7 centuries, he is next only to Sir Donald Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Gary Sobers as a batsmen with most 100+ scores before turning 24.
He has bailed his Kiwi side out of trouble on numerous occasions and has an awareness not to throw his wicket away after a start.
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#4 Virat Kohli (C)
Matches – 24, Innings – 41,
Runs – 1721, Average – 46.51,
Highest Score – 119, Hundreds – 6, Fifties – 9,
Age: 25 years and 236 days.
The prolific right-hander from India needs no introduction and is an automatic pick for any side. After starting off slowly in his whites, he has quickly learnt the art of batsmanship and shoulders responsibility in the middle order that is devoid of experience.
Also the right man to lead the team given his enormous amount of experience in international level.
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#5 Darren Bravo
Matches – 29, Innings – 52,
Runs – 2132, Average – 44.41,
Highest Score – 218, Hundreds – 6, Fifties – 8,
Age – 25 years and 143 days.
The lone specialist left-hand batsmen in the team.
The middle order bat from Trinidad is another with plenty of international exposure and was widely tipped to be the next Brian Lara in his early stages. His ability to play the waiting game and potential to play some very long innings makes him an ideal choice at No. 5.
Reserve Batsmen: Mominul Haque
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#6 Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Matches – 13, Innings – 22,
Runs – 927, Average – 48.78,
Highest Score – 116*, Hundreds – 3, Fifties – 5,
Age: 24 years 223 days.
The Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsmen has gone off the boil lately after promising much but still is the best bet for the team considering his batting credentials.
He may not be the best behind the stumps but can make up for that with runs from his bat and is a more than a handy lower middle-order bat with good innings building capabilities.
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#7 Steve Smith
Matches – 20, Innings – 38,
Runs – 1361, Average – 40.02,
Highest Score – 138*, Hundreds – 4, Fifties – 6,
Wickets – 11 in 16 innings, Average – 47.90,
Age: 25 years and 27 days.
The batting all-rounder from Australia has all the shots in the book and is one of the top fielders in the world at the moment. Capable of taking the attack to the opposition, he adds more than useful runs with the tail that can prove to be decisive.
His leg-spin is under-rated a bit and can excel with the ball when presented with conditions that slightly favour spin.
Back-up options: Ravindra Jadeja and Ben Stokes
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#8 Tim Southee
Matches – 34, Innings – 61,
Wickets – 120, Average – 30.35,
Best Bowling in an innings – 7/64, 5W – 4, 4W – 7,
Age: 25 years and 200 days.
The pacer who entered the international scene as a 19-year-old has more than a hundred Test match wickets for New Zealand. His incredible six hitting skills lower down the order adds more valvue to his name to go with his famous out-swingers.
One of the best swing bowlers in the world at the moment and can draw mistakes from batsmen even on unhelpful pitches.
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#9 James Pattinson
Matches – 13, Innings – 23,
Wickets – 51, Average – 27.07,
Best Bowling in an innings – 5/27, 5W – 3, 4W – 2,
Age: 24 years and 57 days.
The right-arm quick from Australia has incredible skill in picking up wickets with his hit-the-deck bowling and made a resounding impression on his debut against New Zealand. Also known for his runs against South Africa, can give early wickets with the new ball.
The seamer picked up 25 wickets in his first 4 matches with the ball.
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#10 Trent Boult
Matches – 25, Innings – 45,
Wickets – 88, Average – 27.84,
Best Bowling in an innings – 6/40, 5W – 3, 4W – 3,
Age: 24 years and 342 days.
The other half of the impressive New Zealand pair that enabled them to series wins against West Indies and India. The fast bowler’s deliveries rushes on to the bat and his simple bowling action allows him to express himself more on the pitch that reflects in wickets.
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#11 Junaid Khan
Matches – 16, Innings – 30,
Wickets – 56, Average – 29.07,
Best Bowling in an innings – 5/38, 5W – 4, 4W – 1,
Age: 24 years and 187 days.
Coming from a nation that has a tradition of upbringing great fast bowlers, Junaid is living up to the standards set by his predecessors with his high pace and controlled line and length.
The left-arm quick completes the bowling combination that comprises of 2 right and 2 left arm pacers that gives the side a lot of options to bowl out any batting order.
Steve Smith is capable of chipping in as spinner to go with Kane Williamson and Joe Root.
Back up bowlers: Mitchell Starc and Mohammed Shami.
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