Reetinder Singh Sodhi is as interesting as they come in Indian cricket. He figured in two junior World Cup finals, was the man of the match in both, but ended up playing only 18 one-day internationals for his country without featuring in a senior World Cup.

Sodhi, an integral part of India’s first Under-19 World Cup-winning team in 2000, stressed that the current winners must strive to make a mark in first-class cricket. “This win must have given them the self-belief of being good enough to excel.