The class of 2008: Current stars who featured in the seventh U-19 World Cup

Three of the modern 'Fab Four' were part of the 2008 U-19 batch
Three of the modern 'Fab Four' were part of the 2008 U-19 batch

West Indies

Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath and Kieran Powell
Darren Bravo, Adrian Barath and Kieran Powell

Before being pulled down by his country's board, Darren Bravo was one of the pillars of West Indies' middle-order. The nephew of the great Brian Lara, the elegant Bravo was part of the Windies squad that was preparing a new look side for the future, after Lara's retirement. Others, like teenage sensation Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell, Devon Thomas and Veerasammy Permaul were also part of the unit.

England

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James Taylor, Chris Woakes and Steven Finn

Two years before the senior team won the World T20, the English U-19 side, bringing in a wind of change, included players that went on to represent the senior side after proving their mettle in domestic cricket. Players like Steven Finn, James Taylor, Chris Woakes, Tom Westley, Liam Dawson and Stuart Meaker, all made the cut to the big league.

Others...

Wayne Parnell, Rubel Hossain and Peter Moor
Wayne Parnell, Rubel Hossain and Peter Moor

Bangladesh's Nasser Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Subhashish Roy, Suhrawadi Shuvo; South Africa's Wayne Parnell, Rilee Rossouw, JJ Smuts and Zimbabwe's Peter Moor, Solomon Mire, and Kyle Jarvis also make it to the list.

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