Qamran Iqbal

His progress came quickly. Heavy scoring for his state in both the Under-16 and Under-19 age groups earned him a place in the U-19 Quadrangular Trophy, a competition featuring India A, India B, Afghanistan U-19 and Nepal U-19.

Qamraan represented India B in that tournament. On debut he came in at No. 5 and set aside his usual aggression, grinding out 51 to steer his side to a comfortable win. He followed that with a more expansive effort in his second outing, striking 89 to guide India B to victory over Afghanistan U-19.

Those performances helped him earn a spot among 30 probables for the India Under-19 team. He was not, however, included when the group was trimmed to a final squad of 15. Described as tall and still young, he remains a player from the valley whose development is being followed with interest.