5 Under-19 captains who went on to lead the senior teams

1.Virat Kohli

The Delhiite became a well-known name in Indian cricketing circles after he led the Indian team to the 2008 Under 19 World Cup title and who knew that in the space of the next 9 years, a bearded grown man would take over as the leader for all three formats of the senior Indian cricket team.

One thing that separates Kohli from a few others is the fact that he had actually led at all levels before going to lead India at the Under-19 level and can perhaps be branded in the ‘natural leader’ bracket with little doubt, now that he is Team India captain as well.

After leading the side in the 2008 World Cup, Kohli went through the hard grind with the senior team as a player and was rewarded with the vice-captaincy in 2012 and two years later, received th Test captaincy, when MS Dhoni called it quits from the longest format.

In 2017, when Dhoni decided to give up captaincy in the shorter formats as well, Kohli was automatically chosen to lead in coloured clothing as well.