ICC Under-19 2008 World Cup winning Indian Squad: Where are they now?

Indian Under 19 2008
The triumphant Indian Under-19 squad in 2008

#11 Ajitesh Argal

Argal
Ajitesh Argal was the man of the match in the final

The Man of the Match in the final for his outstanding spell of 2 for 7 off five overs, had a disappointing career afterwards. He has more or less faded into obscurity, like many others who star at the U-19 level and then could never replicate those early highs.

The talented young bowler has played only 10 first-class matches for Baroda since making his debut in 2008. He has even failed to feature regularly for his state side because of his average performances and many say he just couldn’t live up to the expectations.

Surely, an epic fall for another young prodigy.


#12 Abhinav Mukund

Mukund
Abhinav Mukund played 5 Tests for senior Indian squad

The left-hand Tamil Nadu opener, who didn't get a game during India's under-19 World Cup victory in 2008, has been one of the consistent performers in the domestic circuit. Before his 20th birthday, he had already scored a triple-century, hundreds on Ranji and Irani Trophy debuts and a quadruple-century opening stand with his opening partner M Vijay.

His penchant for scoring big hundreds earned him an India call-up and he even opened for India after both regular openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were injured before India's tour of the West Indies in 2011. He played 5 Tests for India but couldn’t really his replicate his stupendous domestic form in the international arena.

He was troubled by swing and pace and he soon found him out of the squad. However, he continued scoring runs for his state and this talented southpaw will definitely look to don the Indian colours again, just like his opening partner Murali Vijay.

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