India has become the first nation to win the ICC Under-19 World Cup four times. Here’s a brief guide on India’s four ICC Under-19 World Cup-winning captains:
Mohd Kaif in 2000
Mohammad Kaif was the team’s captain which consisted the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Ajay Ratra, Y Venugopal Rao, who later went on to represent the senior Indian side. While none could make it as big as Yuvraj, the Kaif-led team was the first Indian side to have won the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
India won all their matches barring a no-result game against the Netherlands before outplaying the hosts Sri Lanka in the final. While Kaif could not reach the heights for India as long as he would have liked, he went on to become one of the finest Indian fielders
Virat Kohli in 2008
India kept their nerves in a low-scoring thriller to win their first ICC U-19 World Cup after Kaif and boys won it in 2000. Virat Kohli led India to their second U19 World Cup title in 2008 by winning the final against South Africa.
Kohli became an overnight star. He got an IPL contract the same year. He is the current captain of the Indian cricket team in all formats and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup.
Unmukt Chand in 2012
An all-important final and the Indian captain stood up and how! Sandeep Sharma’s four-wicket haul had restricted hosts Australia for 225/8. While it is not a big total, the pressures of playing in a final have seen many teams tumble. Not so for India as Chand bossed the Australian attack with an unbeaten 111-run knock off 130 balls to seal India’s third U-19 World Cup triumph. So impressive was he, with his temperament and stroke-making that former Australian skipper Ian Chappell had waxed eloquent about Chand, even urging the Indian cricket team selectors to fast-track him into the senior Indian side.
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Prithvi Shaw in 2018
He may have grown a mustache but behind that trace of a boy-turning-into-a-man sign, there still lives a kid-next-door, who has a chip on his head but his boyish charm is infectious. Prithvi Shaw was India’s most-talked cricketer as the team left the shores for New Zealand for the World Cup and he will return from the Trans-Tasman nation with his reputation enhanced
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