blue-eyed
a blue-eyed boy the favourite of someone in authority.
☞ The significance of blue eyes may be their association with the innocence and charm of a very young child. The term is first recorded in a novel by P. G. Wodehouse in 1924.
2009Times of India What is the secret to making a comeback? The examples are many: cricketer Sourav Ganguly, who fought politics and became the blue-eyed boy of cricket.