VIDEO: Virat Kohli's special message for India U-19 team ahead of World Cup

New Delhi: Star batsman Virat Kohli on Saturday recorded a very special message for India's Under 19 team. 

The side, coached by Rahul Dravid, will be playing in the World Cup in Bangladesh from January 27 onwards.

Kohli, a former U-19 skipper himself, asked the boys to express themselves as the U-19 World Cup is a big platform for budding cricketers.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted the video through their official account on social micro-blogging site Twitter.

#TeamIndia Test skipper @imVkohli has a message for the India Under 19 team. Watch it now - https://t.co/4rDzP9M7Ft #U19CWC

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 23, 2016

Kohli was second India captain to win the Under-19 World Cup in 2008 and finished as the tournament's third highest run-getter.

As Ishan Kishan and his boys begin their journey in Bangladesh, Kohli's message is bound to inspire them to perform even better.