The wounds would take long to heal but as the dust settles on the 2023 ODI World Cup, India have already shifted their focus on T20Is and kicked off their preparations for the all-important T20 World Cup next year.

The World Cup heartbreak is still fresh in the minds of Indian cricket fans, who might struggle to come to terms with the fact that their team couldn’t cross the final hurdle on D-Day despite being the best side throughout the tournament, but our the young Indian Team is back, and that though with a bang!

As India has already achieved victory in the first T20i series against Australia.

However, for the players, it’s essential to move on and focus on the job at hand. There is another World Cup to fight for next year and India might not want to throw away another chance to bring an end to their over-a-decade-long ICC trophy drought which keeps getting extended with each passing year.

The players have already been identified and India are now in the process of finalising the right personnel for the right job as the World Cup stands less than seven months away.

The old warhorses have already been sidelined and their futures remain in doubt while the young crop is now being tested to the fullest.

Impressing with their fearless approach and ability to handle pressure, some of these youngsters, who have already proved their mettle in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are ready to take the next step in their careers. Here is a look at five future stars who can be part of India’s gen-next in T20Is and form the nucleus of their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.

Yashasvi Jaiswal– Yashasvi Jaiswal was one of the stand-out performers in the IPL 2023 earlier this year and there has been no stopping the young southpaw ever since. Jaiswal toyed with quality bowling attacks in the IPL, batting fearlessly at the top and providing his team with cracking starts.