5 Under-19 captains who went on to lead the senior teams

3.Eoin Morgan

One of the few captains to have captained two different teams at the Under-19 and international level, Eoin Morgan requires a huge amount of credit for the manner he has transformed the England limited-overs team.

Morgan played for Ireland in two Under-19 World Cups- in 2004 and 2006- and was the captain of the team in the latter edition, where he also finished as the country’s highest run-getter.

He was part of the Irish squad that reached the Super Six stage of the competition in the 2007 World Cup, but for the left-hander, it was always a dream to play for England right from a young age since he wanted to play Test cricket.

In 2009, Morgan debuted for England in ODI Cricket first and then a year later, had his dreams realised against Bangladesh at Lord’s when he made his Test debut. While in the following years he could not cement a place in the longer format, he certainly did become an asset in white-ball cricket and after a string of disappointing performances under Alastair Cook, was appointed the captain of the ODI and T20 side in 2014.

However, he suffered an early setback early in his tenure as England bowed out in the Group Stage of the 2015 World Cup and it was after that low point that he and his side began to approach limited-overs cricket in a different manner.

That approach paid dividends as the English reached the finals of the World T20 in India last year and continued to make waves in the format. He will hope to lead them to their second ICC title later this year when the Champions Trophy comes to England.