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One of the real excitements in Test cricket is seeing the rise of youngsters. Keeping this in mind, I thought I would nominate the next wave of fine players.
Australia: Kurtis Patterson
Selectors have earmarked this tall left-hand batsman for a long time and If he starts the Sheffield Shield season well look for him to take the place of Adam Voges at 6.
Ashton Agar
The forgotten man of Australian cricket after making an Ashes debut at the tender age of 19 and suffering because of being chosen too soon.
Now 22, still has the potential to be a very able bowling all-rounder with his left arm spin and useful lower order batting having huge upside.
England: Dan Lawrence
Even at the tender age of 19, Lawrence is already good enough to be in the Test team with him exceptional in all areas of batting and makes the game look ridiculously easy.
Ben Foakes
Classical gloveman and pugnacious batsman, he should be in the England Test team now.
India: Karun Nair
Rahul Dravid is his mentor, and he is very much a clone of the iconic ‘Wall.’ Having a beautiful timelessness in his batting and intent on playing classical cricketing shots rather than indulging in innovation.
Kuldeep Yadav
A left-arm Chinaman bowler that has recently develop a flipper as part of his arsenal.
Noted Indians like Sunil Gavaskar rave about him.
“He has been quite impressive, and my honest advice to the Indian selectors will be to keep an eye on this young man. And the fact that he is a different kind of a bowler, you have got to be a little patient with him, but he is the kind of a bowler who can win you matches in the future. We should keep an eye on him,”
One can see him being a wrecking ball through batting line-ups in the Test arena.
Pakistan: Babar Azam
This top order Pakistani batsman has the technique and temperament to be an excellent Test player. It seems only a matter of time before he gets his bow and goes on to have a very long and prolific career.
Ghulam Mudasser
Only 16 but can already get his left arm deliveries through at 150kms.
Very raw, but has shown an ability to swing the ball making him a rare prospect.
Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva
Made his Test debut batting at 6, but he seems destined to bat at the top of the order for Sri Lanka. He has a beautiful combination of stern resolve and precociousness in his batting as well as being a useful spinner.
Kusal Mendis
Talked up big by all that saw him bat in England despite being part of a very tough tour.
His 176 under extreme pressure against Australia at home left all aghast with his all-round batting talent and temperament.
South Africa: Kagiso Rabada
Unique talent, that will announce just how great he can be in the upcoming tour of Australia
Blisteringly fast as well, he makes the ball talk.
Wiaan Mulder
Strong all-rounder in the likeness of Jacques Kallis that seems destined for a long career for South Africa
West Indies: Alzarri Joseph
An old school West Indian quick that could be a torch bearer for a long overdue West Indian revival.
Fast, intimidating and with a liberal dose of Calypso Cool.
Gudakesh Motie
This 20-year-old left arm spinner has only played seven first-class games but has such appeal. Real control, lovely temperament and armed with an eclectic assortment of deliveries.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner
Only new to the Test arena but a very able lower middle order batsman and capable left arm spinner
Ken McClure
Nicknamed ‘Mini Ross Taylor’, and the boy can certainly bat
If he continues to average over 60 in First Class Cricket as he has in the early parts of his career, he will be in the Kiwi top six.
Bangladesh: Mehedy Hassan Miraz
Very raw spinning all-rounder, but he has the talent and temperament to do very well in Test cricket for Bangladesh
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