The stars who shine in youth cricket are often remembered for a long time. This time, UP’s young all-rounder Prashant Veer made the most headlines in the Men’s Under-23 State A Trophy 2025-26. Although in this match the Uttar Pradesh team could not win the title by losing to Tamil Nadu in the final, but Prashant Veer won the hearts of the spectators and selectors throughout the tournament with his all-round game. Due to his excellent performance, he was chosen Player of the Tournament, which points towards his talented future.
Showed stormy style in batting
The kind of performance Prashant Veer performed with the bat in this tournament is an inspiration for any budding cricketer. He scored 376 runs in 7 matches. The special thing was that he scored these runs at a strong average of 94. 19 sixes and 32 fours came from his bat, which makes it clear that he is an expert in playing big shots. His best score in the tournament was 87 runs and he scored a total of 4 half-centuries.
Prashant, who considers Yuvraj Singh as his idol, wears jersey number 12 like him and his game also reflects the same style.
created havoc even with the ball
Not only batting, Prashant also troubled the opposition teams by taking wickets continuously with the ball. He took 18 wickets in 7 matches. During this period his economy was 5.36 and average was 18.77. Once he took 5 wickets, while in one match he also took 4 wickets. He was the most successful bowler of UP and was included in the top 3 bowlers of the entire tournament.
Had 7 stitches on face, still did amazing work
This success of Prashant Veer is even more special because he suffered a serious injury during a match a few months ago. While taking a catch at Major Dhyanchand Stadium in Delhi, he collided with his teammate, due to which he had to get 7 stitches on his face. Due to injury he had to stay away from cricket for a few days. After this, his return to the field proved that he is not only fit, but has also returned stronger than before.
