The class of 2008: Current stars who featured in the seventh U-19 World Cup

Pakistan

Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan. Amir was later withdrawn.

The Pakistani side, under the captaincy of their current national skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, had clinched the title in 2006, but failed to go past an in-form South Africa in the semi-finals two years later. The side was led by Imad Wasim, the Welsh-born all-rounder, who had to wait until 2015 to make it to the senior team.

Junaid Khan has had multiple mini-battles with Virat Kohli, (the Delhi batsman scored just two runs off the 22 balls he had faced off the left-arm pacer before this year’s Champions Trophy final clash). He was part of their side in 2008 as well, becoming the primary left-arm pacer in the absence of Mohammad Amir, who was withdrawn from the tournament.

Pakistan cricket’s enfant terrible, Umar Akmal was also part of the Imad Wasim-led side, and did not take much time to graduate to the big league, getting a look into the national side in 2009.

Others: Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood.