10 Indian players who made their domestic debut before playing the under-19 World Cup

Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara was a run machine even in his under-19 days as he set the stage on fire in the 2006 under-19 World Cup (2 to 15 February 2006) in which he ended as the best batsman with 349 runs in 6 innings at an average of 117 and is the only Indian to score a century in the tournament.

Just ahead of the tournament, Pujara made his debut for Saurashtra against Vidarbha in December 2005 and since then, there was no turning back for the right-hander as he is still scoring tons of runs both for India and Saurashtra.

Pujara made his national debut in 2010 and has made sure that the transition from Rahul Dravid was smooth for the number 3 spot. He doesn't play limited-overs cricket for India but in the longer formats, he is the second name after skipper Virat Kohli in the team sheet.