10 India Cricket Legends Who Never Played U19 World Cup

• India, the most successful team in U19 World Cup history with five titles, has seen many players rise from the tournament to the senior team.
• Despite their legendary status, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Anil Kumble never featured in the U19 World Cup.
• MS Dhoni, India's only captain to win all three ICC white-ball trophies, was eligible for the 1998 and 2000 U19 World Cups but was not selected.
• Modern-day stars like Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Mohammed Shami also missed out on playing the U19 World Cup.
• These players went on to achieve significant success in international cricket, highlighting that the U19 World Cup is not the only path to greatness.

Why It Matters: Many Indian cricket legends, including Dhoni, Tendulkar, and Bumrah, achieved greatness without playing the U19 World Cup.