Himanshu Rana

Another player who missed the bus for the U-19 World Cup in 2016, Himanshu Rana is a hard-hitting right-hand batsman from Haryana. He was named in the India probables for the tri-series (two months before the world cup) involving India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan which served as a rehearsal for the mega event, but unfortunately Rana suffering from illness and was forced to fly back home, thereby losing his chance of participating in the mega event.

Ever since the disappointment, Rana achieved smooth progress at the U-19 levels and went onto represent Haryana in the Ranji Trophy aged 16 and he announced his arrival in style slamming a belligerent 80 in his second innings against Delhi which featured the likes of Virender Sehwag and Gautham Gambhir. There was no stopping the youngster and Dravid's faith in him saw Rana being named the skipper of the India U-19 team for the U-19 Asia Cup in 2017. Although, the boys in blue didn't qualify for the finals, Rana made notable contributions and was choosen as the 'player of the tournament'. Subsequently, he made it to the World Cup next year in New Zealand and played a vital role in India winning the championship.