5 India U19 star cricketers who totally faded away

5. Taruwar Kohli

2008 Under 19 World Cup won by the Indian team was dominated by two Kohlis. One of them is leading the national team in all three formats of the game today while the other is still finding his feet in domestic cricket. Taruwar Kohli impressed one and all in the 2008 event as he scored 218 runs in 6 matches at an average of 43.60 and the highest score of 63*. His performances were instrumental in leading India to the title.

After the World Cup, he started playing domestic cricket for Punjab. In 37 first-class matches, he has scored 2303 runs at an average of 40.40 with the best score of a staggering 300*. He made his IPL debut for the Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural edition of IPL. However, he could not impress many in the 4 matches he played throughout his IPL career. He could only muster 11 runs at an average of 3.67.

Recently, Kohli changed his Ranji team as he migrated to Mizoram for the flagship domestic event. In an interview to Sportstar, Kohli mentioned that at the time, he lacked the ‘psychological adjustment’ needed at the highest level. He kept focusing more and more on technique and not on the game plan and in doing all this, he wasted his formative years. With his age already crossing 30s, the unsung hero of the 2008 U-19 World Cup may have run out of time for being selected into the Indian team.