5 youngsters to watch at the Cricket World Cup

Teja Nidamanuru (Netherlands) :
If it is the dream of every Indian cricketer to play in a World Cup, not many of them would expect to do it for the Netherlands.

Such is the case for 29-year-old Nidamanuru who was born in Vijayawada in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh but brought up in New Zealand — before hitching his wagon to the Dutch.

Nidamanuru qualified for them in May 2022 and struck an impressive half-century on debut against West Indies.

But it was his 76-ball 111 against the two-time World Cup winners in Zimbabwe in June as the Dutch tied the 375 target, that marked him out as one to watch.

The West Indies, who lost the game in the Super Over, missed out on the World Cup for the first time with the Dutch taking their place at the top table.