4. Dhruv Pandove:
Pandove took the country by storm with his unbelievable exploits in the domestic circuit. The cricket prodigy came into the limelight after impressing in Punjab under-15 and under-17 teams.
He soon made his first-class debut at an early age of 13 after scores of 159 against Jammu and Kashmir under-17s and 51 against Delhi under-17s in the 1987–88 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 94 in his very first match against Himachal Pradesh. In 1987-88 Vijay Merchant Trophy, he scored 206 in the semifinal against Central Zone under-15s, followed by 117 and 42 not out in the final against East Zone under-15s. In his only third first-class game, he hit 137 against Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar and became the youngest Indian and one of the youngest players in the world to score a first-class century, at the age of 14 years and 294 days.
He led Punjab U-19 in the 1990–91 Cooch Behar Trophy in which he scored back-to-back hundreds. On his List A debut in December 1990, he scored 64. He passed the 1000-run mark in Ranji Trophy at the age of 17 years and 341 days.But unfortunately, that was the last Ranji Trophy match for the player who was seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket. He died in a road accident in 1992 while returning home after the conclusion of Deodhar Trophy quarterfinal.