The under 19 team (both men &women) have performed exceptionally well in ICC tournaments. They have each won the T20WC against big countries which proves India has a good talent base. I do not know what happened to these players when they join the senior team, they start losing the same ICC tournaments. I guess the fame & money takes over the innocense and the zeal to perform. Last time India won the T20WC was in 2007.
Fear of failure I suppose. They perform throughout the year and in group matches when it comes to ICC tournaments but in knock-out matches, they always go into depression mode, sometimes due to injuries or sometimes pressure and if we count inaugural WTC then blunders in selection.
I have been following some senior players like Kohli, Rahul, and Chahal on social media and prominently on Instagram. They were never so cool or active on Instagram or existed social media. Junior players when they join the senior team learn before becoming famous or learn how to get into that level as a senior member.
When you see your senior doing fine without being part of the playing 11 or those players who play well for some time and still they make more money than them, what can you think they would have in their mind when playing?
