Gone are the days when youth was the flavour of the town. India's cricket selectors did a volte-face on Thursday when they brought in seniors to replace youngsters for the ODI series in Sri Lanka [Images] and Champions Trophy. Not surprisingly have Sachin Tendulkar [ ] made a comeback, and Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla [Images], Yusuf Pathan and Manpreet Singh Gony made way for them. But what's surprising is the inclusion of Delhi's [Images] 19-year-old batting star Virat Kohli, ahead of Uthappa, who has never really got a long enough run, or many overs, to prove his worth. Kohli played a stellar role in India's Under-19 World Cup victory, scoring 235 runs at 42.16, and was the second highest run scorer for India in the Emerging Players' Tournament in Australia [Images] last month, scoring 204 runs in five matches at an...
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