The 2024 U19 World Cup is happening currently in South Africa. For youngsters, it is an important tournament before they start playing for the senior side. On that note, here, we take a look at three IPL 2024 cricketers whose relations are playing in the 2024 U19 World Cup.
1) Rashid Khan – Usman Shinwari (Nephew)
Usman Shinwari is an opening batter who is playing for Afghanistan. He happens to be the cousin of Rashid Khan, who is arguably the biggest cricketer to come out of the nation.
Rashid Khan will have more responsibility in IPL 2024 as Hardik Pandya is not with the side anymore. He will have to support Shubman Gill with his experience, while also leading the spin attack.
2) Mohammad Nabi – Hassan Eisakhi (Son)
Mohammad Nabi is one of the IPL 2024 cricketers whose relations are playing in the 2024 U19 World Cup. It is surprising that the son of a leading active cricketer is playing in an ICC tournament, as well. Hassan Eisakhi is an opening batter and will look to do his father proud with his performances.
Mumbai Indians picked up Nabi in the final stages of the IPL 2024 Auctions. He would serve as the backup for Tim David and might event play if Mumbai needs an extra spinner in the XI. This could be the last season for him in the IPL.
3) Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Jamshid Zadran (Cousin)
Jamshid Zadran is the latest from the family to play cricket for Afghanistan. Mujeeb, Ibrahim and Noor Ali are the other members of the same family.
KKR signed Mujeeb as the backup for Sunil Narine. However, Mujeeb has run into a problem with the ACB unlikely to grant him an NOC. Nevertheless, there are still a few months to go for IPL. Hence, all the problems are likely to be solved. Mujeeb will play an important role for KKR next season.
