Not only in senior-level cricket but India is also considered a dominant performer even at the junior level. They have won the U19 World Cup record 5 times and it’s fair to say that junior cricket is one of the main reasons young players make themselves a name and went on to become superstars.
Playing XI when India won the 2008 U19 World cup under Virat Kohli
After winning their first World Cup in 2000, India ended the 8-year-long wait in 2008 when under Virat Kohli they achieved the feat and claimed their second trophy. As that victory completes 15 years, let’s take a look at the Playing XI when India won the 2008 U19 World cup under Virat Kohli
Taruwar Kohli
Shreevats Goswami (WK)
Tanmay Srivastava
Virat Kohli (C)
Saurabh Tiwary
Manish Pandey
Ravindra Jadeja
Iqbal Abdulla
Pradeep Sangwan
Siddharth Kaul
Ajitesh Argal
Virat Kohli has best win % in ODI (50+ match) for India
Virat Kohli has best win % & most win in Test as captain
Virat Kohli has 2nd best win % in t20iAnd hold almost all records as batsman!
Wc winner, Ct winner, U19 Wc winner..
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Playing XI when India won the 2008 U19 World cup under Virat Kohli
Taruwar Kohli opened the innings alongside wicketkeeper Shreevats Goswami. The duo scored 1 and 6 runs respectively and stitched 1 run for the opening partnership. Tanmay Srivastava was the No.3 batter in that lineup and played a handy knock of 46 runs in the final against South Africa.
Skipper Virat Kohli batted at No.4 and couldn’t make an impact in the summit clash as he scored just 19 runs. He was awarded Man of the Tournament for his heroics. Saurabh Tiwary was slated at No.5 and he played a good hand of 20 runs.
Karnataka batter Manish Pandey batted lower down the order at No.6 and he contributed 20 runs. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was slotted at No.7. He scored 11 runs and picked 2 wickets in his 5 overs.
Iqbal Abdulla, who batted at No.8, was run out for 9 runs but he contributed with the ball and picked a wicket. Pradeep Sangwan’s 13 runs, in the end, powered India to a total of 159. While Siddharth Kaul and Ajitesh Argal picked two wickets each and helped their side restrict the opposition to 103/8.
