Who's the best young men's cricketer in the world?

[BouncerGuy]

#1 Yashasvi Jaiswal (India, 23)
#2 Jayden Seales (West Indies, 23)
#3 Jacob Bethell (England, 21)
#4 Will O'Rourke (New Zealand, 24)
#5 Lhuan-Dre Pretorious (South Africa, 23)
#6 Naseem Shah (Pakistan, 22)
#7 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan, 23)
#8 Kwena Maphaka (South Africa, 19)
#9 Sai Sudharsan (India, 23)
#10 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan, 23)
#11 Saim Ayub (Pakistan, 23)
#12 Nitish Kumar Reddy (India, 22)
#13 Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan, 20)
#14 Tilak Varma (India, 22)
#15 Dewald Brevis (South Africa, 22)
#16 Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India, 14)
#17 Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe, 21)
#18 Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, 19)
#19 Nahid Rana (Bangladesh, 22)
#20 Matheesa Pathirana (Sri Lanka, 22)
#21 Harshit Rana (India, 23)
#22 Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh, 23)
#23 Jewel Andrew (West Indies, 18)
#24 Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka, 22)
#25 Shoaib Bashir (England, 21)
#26 Hassan Nawaz (Pakistan, 22)
#27 Riyan Parag (India, 23)
#28 Cooper Connolly (Australia, 21)
#29 Rehan Ahmed (England, 21)
#30 Callum Vidler (Australia, 19)
#31 Musheer Khan (India, 20)
#32 Muhammad Abbas (New Zealand, 21)
#33 Mayank Yadav (India, 23)
#34 Sam Konstas (Australia, 19)
#35 James Rew (England, 21)
#36 Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia, 23)
#37 Ali Raza (Pakistan, 17)
#38 Campbell Kellaway (Australia, 22)
#39 Farhan Ahmed (England, 17)
#40 Oliver Peake (Australia, 18)

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From Yashasvi Jaiswal at #1 to Oliver Peake at #40, Wisden Cricket Monthly has unveiled its list of the best young talents globally (aged 23 or under as of July 17, 2025).

India leads with 10 names, including Tilak Varma, Sai Sudharsan & Riyan Parag.

Pakistan features 4 rising stars—Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Hassan Nawaz, Ali Raza

Australia also shines with 7 inclusions, while Afghanistan punches above its weight with 4.

Some picks are spot-on. Others? Up for debate.

Do you agree with the rankings? Should Saim Ayub or Naseem Shah have cracked the top 5? Is Yashasvi Jaiswal truly the standout young player in world cricket?

Drop your thoughts below.

 

[mominsaigol]

#1 Yashasvi Jaiswal (India, 23)
#2 Jayden Seales (West Indies, 23)
#3 Jacob Bethell (England, 21)
#4 Will O'Rourke (New Zealand, 24)
#5 Lhuan-Dre Pretorious (South Africa, 23)
#6 Naseem Shah (Pakistan, 22)
#7 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan, 23)
#8 Kwena Maphaka (South Africa, 19)
#9 Sai Sudharsan (India, 23)
#10 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan, 23)
#11 Saim Ayub (Pakistan, 23)
#12 Nitish Kumar Reddy (India, 22)
#13 Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan, 20)
#14 Tilak Varma (India, 22)
#15 Dewald Brevis (South Africa, 22)
#16 Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India, 14)
#17 Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe, 21)
#18 Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, 19)
#19 Nahid Rana (Bangladesh, 22)
#20 Matheesa Pathirana (Sri Lanka, 22)
#21 Harshit Rana (India, 23)
#22 Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh, 23)
#23 Jewel Andrew (West Indies, 18)
#24 Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka, 22)
#25 Shoaib Bashir (England, 21)
#26 Hassan Nawaz (Pakistan, 22)
#27 Riyan Parag (India, 23)
#28 Cooper Connolly (Australia, 21)
#29 Rehan Ahmed (England, 21)
#30 Callum Vidler (Australia, 19)
#31 Musheer Khan (India, 20)
#32 Muhammad Abbas (New Zealand, 21)
#33 Mayank Yadav (India, 23)
#34 Sam Konstas (Australia, 19)
#35 James Rew (England, 21)
#36 Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia, 23)
#37 Ali Raza (Pakistan, 17)
#38 Campbell Kellaway (Australia, 22)
#39 Farhan Ahmed (England, 17)
#40 Oliver Peake (Australia, 18)

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From Yashasvi Jaiswal at #1 to Oliver Peake at #40, Wisden Cricket Monthly has unveiled its list of the best young talents globally (aged 23 or under as of July 17, 2025).

India leads with 10 names, including Tilak Varma, Sai Sudharsan & Riyan Parag.

Pakistan features 4 rising stars—Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Hassan Nawaz, Ali Raza

Australia also shines with 7 inclusions, while Afghanistan punches above its weight with 4.

Some picks are spot-on. Others? Up for debate.

Do you agree with the rankings? Should Saim Ayub or Naseem Shah have cracked the top 5? Is Yashasvi Jaiswal truly the standout young player in world cricket?

Drop your thoughts below.

Harry Brook is the best followed by Gill followed by Cameron Green.

 

[Ab Fan]

Among this list, it is Jaiswal.

Apart from this, if we are counting 25+, there is Harry Brooks, Gill, Rachin Ravindra, Cameron Green and Washington Sundar.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal is Best and rightly on the top of the rankings

 

[saimayubera]

Not only does India have lots of talented youngsters, they also have great systems ensuring the players become their best form in their early 30s - guys like Pandya, Axar, Iyer, Rahul, Bumrah, Siraj, Kuldeep etc are at that level now.

Jaiswal, Gill, Pant, Sundar, Arshdeep, Tilak, Abhishek, NKR etc are yet to hit their final forms.

Pakistani players are at their best in a few seasons in their early 20s but regress later on. Jamshed, Junaid, Umar Akmal etc. Even guys like Babar and Shaheen couldn't buck this trend although they were better for longer.

Naseem's best is prolly behind him.

 

[mominsaigol]

Among this list, it is Jaiswal.

Apart from this, if we are counting 25+, there is Harry Brooks, Gill, Rachin Ravindra, Cameron Green and Washington Sundar.

Brook is the best in tests. No comparison atm

 

[IMMY69]

He/she is yet to be born

 

[Ab Fan]

Brook is the best in tests. No comparison atm

Let him play test in Australia or India first. He has been excellent in New Zealand and home we all know.

 

[Finisher]

1. jaiswal
2. Brevis

I'd replace Shoaib Bashir with Thomas Rew

 

[RidiculousMan]

Of course Jacob Bethell with no 100 in his career in any format. International or domestic is at no 3 form Wisden.

I stopped reading after that.

 

[mominsaigol]

Of course Jacob Bethell with no 100 in his career in any format. International or domestic is at no 3 form Wisden.

I stopped reading after that.

Naseem Shah at 6 . pinging @Sachin fan for this too.

What a ranking . 6th best young cricketer my foot. Naseem has ironically achieved more with his bat then with the ball .

 

[jnaveen1980]

GUrbaz is 23? lol

 

[RidiculousMan]

GUrbaz is 23? lol

Why does it surprise you? He looks around that age to be honest.

 

[Vikram1989]

Should be Jaiswal .Brewis and others have to play well in sub continent with out getting smogged first.
From Indian Team Perspective, sai sudarshan can be a solid contributor as dravid in longer formats . he can accumulate all the day along.
Reddy is a bright prospect with good technique . Suryavanshi will have to dislodge abhishek to get in to t20s .its a tough ask but he has it. I hope mayank will be fit after the back surgery. I think jurel is 23 and got the crunch match attitude

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rachin Ravindra

 

[giri26]

I think the list is for u-25 cricketers, so Brook, Ravindra, Gill etc don't qualify.