5 youngsters to watch at the Cricket World Cup

Agency :
The Cricket World Cup, which starts in India today, and will bring together the cream of the white-ball world.

The crowd will hurry to watch established stars like Ben Stokes, Virat Kohli and Trent Boult but they will also be on the lookout for the new generation of players to emerge from the tournament.

Towhid Hridoy (Bangladesh)
Towhid Hridoy has slotted impressively into the Bangladesh middle-order since making his ODI debut in March.

From his days in the Under-19s, Hridoy was picked out as a 50-over gem and this may be the moment for the wristy middle-order dasher to take Bangladesh to their first ever World Cup final.

Now 22, Hridoy began to enjoy T20 franchise success before being brought into the national side for the T20 series against England in March, guickly followed by the ODI series against Ireland.

He has now chalked up five 50s in his 17 ODIs and, perhaps using a bat given to him by his mentor Mushfiqur Rahim, there may be more to come in India.