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Class is permanent they say. And the same was evident in a video shared by the International Cricket Council on their social media page. The video features some of the most famous cricketers in the international arena and how they dominated with the bat even during their U-19 days. Not only does the clip feature star India cricketer Virat Kohli but it also has some of the other cricketing stars like KL Rahul, Joe Root, Babar Azam, Steve Smith and Ben Stokes.
All the star cricketers' shots were displayed and they were compared to how they found success with those shots even during their teenage years. The video has since then gone viral on the Internet.
"Techniques change, but the class remains ✨ Here's how some of the biggest superstars compare to their #U19CWC playing days ?️ Which player has changed the most? ?," the video was captioned by the ICC.
Notably, the video was shared at the backdrop of the ongoing ICC-U19 World Cup in the West Indies where India have reached the finals and will be up against England. The Indian boys have been terrific to watch so far in the competition and as the video is evidence some of these boys can go on to become future international stars.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been the leading run-scorer for India-19 in the competition, having accumulated 278 runs from 5 innings. Raj Bawa and Yash Dhull have also been impressive with the bat. As far as the bowling is concerned, Vicky Ostwal has been the most successful bowler for India in this tournament, scalping 12 wickets from 5 innings.
The Indians would believe they have it them to beat England in the summit clash and be the U-19 World Cup champions. However, they should take into consideration what happened in the previous final where they succumbed to a defeat in the titular clash against Bangladesh and not get complacent.
