5 Under-19s stars who did not fulfill their potential

#3 Sumit Sharma (India)

Jadeja made the leap to international cricket while Sharma did not

In February 2007, the India Under-19s routed the England Under-19s to win the HSBC Invitational Tri-Series, a tournament that also included the Sri Lanka Under-19s.

It was a gifted side that included the likes of Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma and Piyush Chawla, who captained the side.

Naturally, with Chawla and Jadeja, the Indian Under-19s had a strong spin attack. But their most exciting spinner was arguably Sumit Sharma.

Like Jadeja and Chawla, Sharma was a spinner who also contibuted with the bat. Sharma's off-breaks had been vital for the Under-19s, who he would average just 15.76 for.

Yet Sharma would never even play an official domestic match.

Over four years after his last game for the Under-19s, Sharma would take part in a handful of one day matches for Comptroller and Auditor General. In these games he would once more show the skill he possessed.

His 4/34 against India Cements included the wickets of Abhinav Mukund and Dinesh Karthik, but an official domestic debut still eluded him.

Now 31, Shama may have once thought he would be in his prime, playing a role for the senior side similar to the one Ravichandran Ashwin currently plays. Instead, his performances for the Under 19s remain his most notable.