Virat Kohli gives pep talk to India’s ICC U-19 cricket World Cup team

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli met the India’s ICC U-19 cricket World Cup squad ahead of their flights in Mumbai on Wednesday night.

He knows how to win an U-19 World Cup and no wonder current coach Rahul Dravid wanted senior team skipper Virat Kohli to have a small session with Prithvi Shaw and Co ahead of their departure for colts World Cup.

Virat Kohli met with India’s ICC U-19 cricket World Cup team in Mumbai on Wednesday. (BCCI/Twitter)

In fact, the skipper is aware about teenage prodigy Prithvi’s exploits in first-class cricket where he has already scored five hundreds.

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“I am also excited about Prithvi (Shaw). I have heard a lot about him and Ravi Bhai (Shashtri) has also told me many things about him. He has had a lot of good performances in first-class cricket, which is rarely seen. He has been made the captain ahead of the boys, who have played U-19, there is special ability in him, that we have seen,” Kohli told reporters here.

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Both India senior and U-19s will be travelling to their respective destinations in the same flight via Dubai.

“Yes I will be meeting them (U-19 boys) after my press conference. Rahul bhai spoke to me and said that I should talk to them before leaving.”