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Gaurav Gupta | TNN

Two heroes of Virat Kohli's 2008 U-19 World Cup winning team are now umpires

MUMBAI: Two heroes of India's under-19 team which emerged triumphant in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia under Virat Kohli's captaincy, have become BCCI umpires now.

Opener Tanmay Srivastava, 33, and pacer Ajitesh Argal, 34, have cleared an umpiring exam conducted by the BCCI for retired cricketers in Ahmedabad in June-the results were out on July 26-and are now eligible to stand in first-class matches shortly.

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