They were all star performers during India U-19 team's victorious World Cup campaigns in 2000, 2008 and 2012. Ricky was adjudged best batsman of the 2000 World Cup campaign ---a tournament that gave India Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif. As the whole country is euphoric about U-19 World Cup success, an Unmukt Chand comment forces one to sit back and think. That class of 2000 that had Ricky also had Yuvraj Singh-- possibly one of India's finest limited overs cricketer and Mohammed Kaif who played 120 odd ODIs including 2003 World Cup final for India. But both agreed that there is no shortcut to playing first-class cricket.

Source: dna February 04, 2018 15:27 UTC