David Warner to Shakib Al Hasan: Seven U-19 batchmates of Rohit Sharma in World Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma led India into the final of the World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. The 36-year-old opener gave another cracking start as India batted New Zealand out of the match by posting 397/4 in 5 overs.

New Zealand were restricted to 327 in 48.5 overs as India clinched a memorable 70-run victory in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The day was special for Rohit Sharma who missed the opportunity to represent India in the 2011 World Cup.

India won the 2011 World Cup but suffered heart-breaking exits in the following two World Cups in 2015 and 2019. India's 12 years wait to qualify for another has ended. Life has come a full circle for Rohit Sharma who avenged the heartbreaking 2019 semi-final defeat against New Zealand at his home turf in Mumbai.

November 15, 2023 - will always be an auspicious day for Rohit Sharma. He led India from the front in a crunch game and the stadium which made him the player he is today. However, the fortunes of his U-19 batchmate and New Zealand pacer Tim Southee was completely opposite in the same match.

Yes, Rohit Sharma and Tim Southee featured together in the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Southee picked three wickets in the match but ended up leaking 100 runs in 10 overs.

Not only Tim Southee, a total of seven players part of World Cup 2023, featured alongside Rohit Sharma in the Under-19 World Cup 2006. All the players are veterans of the game at the moment.

• David Warner (Australia): The 36-year-old opener is the leading run-scorer for Australia ahead of their semi-final match against South Africa on Thursday, November 16. The southpaw has scored 499 runs in nine matches at an average of 55.44 and a strike rate of 105.49.

• Tim Southee (New Zealand): The 43-year-old right-arm pacer managed to pick only seven wickets in four matches at an average of 36.57.

• Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh): Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim did not impress in the World Cup 2023 final. The 36-year-old scored 202 runs in nine matches at an average of 25.25 and a strike rate of 79.21.

• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh): Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan had a terrible World Cup 2023 campaign. The 26-year-old managed to score 186 runs in seven matches at an average of 16.57 and a strike rate of 82.30. With the ball, he picked nine wickets.

• Moeen Ali (England): The 36-year-old England all-rounder scored 95 runs in six matches at an average of 15.83. With the ball, he picked five wickets in six matches.

• Ravindra Jadeja (India): The 34-year-old India all-rounder has scored 111 runs in four innings at an average of 55.50 and a strike rate of 115.62. He has also picked 16 wickets at an average of 22.18 and an economy rate of 4.25.

• Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka Test captain played just two games and scored 15 runs from it.

• Angelo Mathew (Sri Lanka): The 36-year-old former Sri Lanka captain was inducted in the World Cup squad after the injury of Matheesa Pathirana. He scored 51 runs in five matches. The medium-pacer picked six wickets in five matches at an average of 17.83 and an economy rate of 4.82.