Virat Kohli’s Top 4 U19 Batchmates Who Have Won WTC Title

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After dedicating seventeen long years to Indian cricket, Virat Kohli is now rightly hailed as one of the most lethal and dominating batsmen in the history of international cricket. Virat Kohli represented the Indian side as a skipper in the 2008 U19 World Cup and clinched the title. Kohli has also played two WTC finals with India, in 2021 and 2023, but ended up losing both the matches.

While Virat Kohli has been under the never-ending spotlight since the beginning of his international cricketing career, a majority of his Under-19 teammates who have clinched the prestigious ICC World Test Championship (WTC) tite have not received the desired fame and recognition in the world of cricket. Have you ever wondered about Virat Kohli’s Under-19 teammates who have the WTC title? Well, let’s find out.

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In this article we will take a look at Virat Kohli’s top four teammates who have clinched the prestigious WTC title.

Virat Kohli’s Top 4 U19 Batchmates Who Have Won WTC Title

• Steve Smith

The iconic Australian international cricketer and the former captain of the Australian national team in all three formats of the game and the vice-captain of the Australia Test team, Steve Smith is at the first spot in our list of Virat Kohli’s top four Under-18 batchmates who went on to win the prestigious ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title.

Often hailed as one of the greatest Test batsmen of his generation, having scored 10,000 test runs, Steve Smith was with Kohli during the 2008 U19 World Cup and also clinched the 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final, where Australia defeated India by a record total of 209 runs at the Oval. Steve Smith played a crucial role in leading Australia to the prestigious WTC title, playing a phenomenal innings of 121 runs.

• Kane Williamson

At the second spot in our list of Virat Kohli’s top four teammates who have clinched the prestigious WTC title, we have the New Zealand international cricketer and a former captain of the New Zealand national team, Kane Williamson, who has established himself as the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket.

Kane Williamson was a part of the 2008 U19 World Cup and has also clinched the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) trophy as captain of New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final held in June 2021. Under Kane Williamson’s leadership, the New Zealand side defeated India at the WTC 2021 by eight wickets at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.

• Trent Boult

The former New Zealand cricketer who represented the New Zealand cricket team in all formats between 2011 and 2024, Trent Boult, is at the third spot in our list of Virat Kohli’s top four teammates who have clinched the prestigious WTC title. Trent Boult played in the 2008 World Cup alongside Virat Kohli and was a key member of the New Zealand team that clinched the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.

Trent Boult played a major role in New Zealand’s victory at the inaugural WTC trophy in 2021 and claimed a total of five wickets across both innings, which proved to be a major threat to India’s top-order batting lineup.

• Tim Southee

Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of Virat Kohli’s top four Under-18 batchmates who went on to clinch the prestigious ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title, we have New Zealand former international cricketer, Tim Southee, who has captained the national team in all formats of the game.

Often hailed as the most lethal bowler in New Zealand, Tim Southee was also a part of New Zealand’s winning squad at the 2008 U19 World Cup alongside Virat Kohli. Tim Southee played a crucial role in New Zealand’s spine-chilling victory as he picked up a total of four wickets in the first innings and a single wicket in the second innings, thereby restricting India to low scores in both the innings.

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