India win U19 World Cup: Yash Dhull enters elite list – Yash Dhull entered an elite list of Indian U19 skippers after Mohammed Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand and Prithvi Shaw to lead India to U19 World Cup title. Dhull lauded VVS Laxman and head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar for their support after India bested England by 4 wickets to lift the title in Antigua on Saturday.
“Proud moment for India, that we have managed to achieve this. It was difficult at the start to get the combination right. but as time went we became a family and the team atmosphere was good. Great moment to be playing under this lot of support staff,” Yash Dhull said at the post-match presentation.
India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
Captains who won India U19 World Cup:
- Mohammed Kaif (2000)
- Virat Kohli (2008)
- Unmukt Chand (2012)
- Prithvi Shaw (2018)
- Yash Dhull (2022)
India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
Yash Dhull became the third captain from Delhi to lift the U19 World Cup title after Kohli and Chand. On Sunday, in the final, India rode on Raj Bawa fifer and half-centuries from Shaik Rasheed & Nishant Sandhu to best England by 4 wickets in Antigua.
The stage was set by Raj Bawa and Ravi Kumar’s excellent bowling performance. Raj Bawa became the only Indian cricketer to bag a five-wicket haul in an ICC tournament final while Ravi Kumar impressed with 4/34 as India dismissed England for 189. With the bat too, the Bengal player put up an impressive show, scoring a much-needed 35.
India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
NCA Director VVS Laxman who was also with team in Barbados lauded Hrishikesh Kanitkar and his team besides the selectors in shaping the team.
“Firstly, huge congratulations to the selection committee, because it was a new selection committee and it was quite challenging for them to identify this group and after that I think it’s the coaching staff with Hrishikesh as the head coach, Sairaj Munish Bali and all the support staff. The way they brought this group together, they worked really hard and won the Asia Cup and the preparation to this World Cup was fantastic,” VVS Laxman said after the match.
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India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
India suffered a Covid outbreak in the middle of the tournament with captain Yash Dhull, vice-captain Shaik Rasheed along with four other players testing positive for the virus. However, Nishant Sandhu led the team comfortably in their absence.
“In the middle of the tournament, we all know what happened to the boys, to test positive but to show that kind of resilience and positive attitude is exemplary. I think BCCI has to be complemented, the number of tournaments each age group players get to play, but unfortunately over the last two years because of Covid they didn’t play any tournament and that’s why this win is very special. It is just a learning process and everyone understands that in the group, Exciting times for all of them,” VVS Laxman said.
India win U19 World Cup: ‘Proud moment for India’, Yash Dhull lauds Laxman & Kanitkar as India lift 5th U19 WC title
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