#HappyBirthdayVirat

November 5. A special day for modern day cricket.. A man, rather a special man celebrates his birthday today. ICC U-19 World Cup Malaysia 2008. This tournament is special for cricket lovers in many ways. A lot of modern day greats were colts representing their country in this championship. The likes of Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, the hard hitting Corey Anderson to name a few, were a part of this championship. Today we all know what heights they have reached in their careers. They are the mainstays of their respective sides now.    But when it comes to our country, India, not many could break it into the main team then. All this said and done, there was one man who did it. A Sri Lanka tour in 2008, he made his debut. Struggling at the start to get used to the pressure of international cricket, he soon adapted to it and began to show his class. One game which I remember is against Sri Lanka in Kolkata where India had lost 2 wickets in first 2-3 overs. He was sent in at 3