India Under 19  

Mohammad Ibrar is a resident of Sangrampur village, Pratapgarh. He used to participate in the village games during Nag Panchami. By succeeding at the district level competitions, he became a state-level player. Ibrar clinched a gold medal at the South Asian Games held in Dhaka and a bronze medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship in Iran.

India Under-19 team clinched the three-match Youth ODI series 2-1 against South Africa Under-19 in East London despite losing the third game

In the Under-19 Asia Cup final, defending a paltry total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs, courtesy 18-year-old Atharva Ankolekar, who emerged as the star of the Indian team with figures of 5/28 from eight overs

Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, Devdutt Padikkal has also benefited immensely from the guidance of India 'A' and U-19 coach Rahul Dravid. Incidentally, Padikkal went to the same school (St. Joseph's Boys High School) as the former India captain, in Bengaluru