The young turks who made it happen for India in Townsville, Australia

Unmukt Chand

Born: March 26, 1993 in Delhi
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Off-break
Runs in World Cup: 246
Wickets in World Cup: 1
In a nutshell: The top-order batsman, scored a match-winning century against Australia in the final. The skipper kept his cool under pressure to help India mount a successful chase to land the spoils.

Akshdeep Deependra Nath

Born: May 10, 1993 in Lucknow
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium pace
Runs in WC: 46
Wickets in WC: 1
In a nutshell: The numbers don’t quite back him up but the youngster is known to make a difference when needed.

Baba Aparajith

Born: July 8, 1994 in Chennai
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Off-break
Runs in WC: 171
Wickets in WC: 5
In a nutshell: The 18-year-old’s intelligent spells and crucial knocks with the bat made a big difference to India’s campaign. The Tamil Nadu all-rounder was man of the match in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches.

Prashant Chopra

Born: October 7, 1992 in Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Leg-break
Runs in WC: 172
Wickets in WC: 0

In a nutshell: The technically sound top-order batsmen has scored a couple of half-centuries in the tournament but has failed to convert them into bigger scores.

Harmeet Singh

Born: September 7, 1992 in Mumbai
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm orthodox
Runs in WC: 24
Wickets in WC: 6
In a nutshell: The lanky spinner held his nerve to guide India to victory over Pakistan in a tense low-scoring quarterfinal. He was also exceptional with the ball in the semifinals against New Zealand.

Kamal Passi

Born: November 30, 1992 in Amritsar
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Runs in WC: 24
Wickets in WC: 10
In a nutshell: The all-rounder may not have done justice to his role with the bat but made up for it with 10 wickets WC.

Hanuma Vihari

Born: October 13, 1993 in Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Off-break
Runs in WC: 71
Wickets in WC: 0

In a nutshell: The Hyderabadi will be disappointed with himself for not having made an impact after making it to the squad as a last-minute replacement.

Vijay Zol

Born: November 23, 1993 in Jalna (Maharashtra)
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Off-break
Runs in WC: 151
Wickets in WC: 0

In a nutshell: The stylish left-hander may have come undone on a a few occasions but his contribution of 36 runs against Pakistan in the quarterfinal was crucial to India’s win.

Smit Kamleshbhai Patel

Born: May 16, 1993 in Ahmedabad
Batting style: Right-hand bat and wicketkeeper
Runs in WC: 178
Catches in WC: 13
Stumpings in WC: 1

In a nutshell: The handy middle-order batsman rose when it matteres the most. The right-hander stuck an unbeaten 62-run knock in the final that was as crucial in India’s triumph as Chand’s ton.

Ravikant Singh

Born: March 18, 1994 in Kolkata
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Runs in WC: 3
Wickets in WC: 12

In a nutshell: The seamer enjoyed a brilliant run in the tournament where he finished with 12 wickets, including a five-for.

Sandeep Sharma

Born: May 18, 1993 in Patiala (Punjab)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Runs in WC: 9
Wickets in WC: 12

In a nutshell: The youngster’s wicket-to-wicket approach made him one of the more effective bowlers for India in the tournament. His defiance with the bat against Pakistan was equally admirable.

Vikas Mishra

Born: December 27, 1992 in Delhi
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm orthodox
Runs in WC: 3
Wickets in WC: 2

Rush Bipinbhai Kalaria

Born: January 16, 1993 in Rajkot (Saurashtra)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm medium
Runs in WC: 3
Wickets in WC: 0

Mohsin Sayyed

Born: September 28, 1995 in Paranda (Maharashtra)
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm medium

Manan Vohra

Born: July 18, 1993 in Chandigarh
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

Sandipan Das

Born: November 29, 1992 in Kolkata
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium

Akhil Herwadkar

Born: October 31, 1994 in Sangli (Maharashtra). Batting style: Left-hand bat. Bowling style: Offbreak

* The last four mentioned didn’t get a match in the whole of the tournament.